Isaac Yiadom
No. 22 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | February 20, 1996||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Doherty Memorial (Worcester, Massachusetts) | ||||||||||
College: | Boston College (2014–2017) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Isaac Yiadom (born February 20, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). A graduate of Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, Massachusetts, he played college football at Boston College.[1][2]
College career
After high school, Yiadom signed with Boston College over offers from
Professional career
Pre-draft
On December 18, 2017, it was announced that Yiadom had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[5] Prior to the Senior Bowl, Yiadom was ranked as the 47th best cornerback prospect in the by DraftScout.com and was unheralded due to his minimal targets in college. He impressed scouts and analysts with a strong week of practice for the Senior Bowl and immensely helped his draft stock.[6] On January 27, 2018, Yiadom played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's South team that lost 45–16 to the North coach by Houston Texans' head coach Bill O'Brien. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the vertical jump and three-cone drill.
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Isaac Yiadom's NFL Combine Workout | |
NFL Draft Tape: Isaac Yiadom |
On March 21, 2018, Yiadom participated at Boston College's
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.52 s | 1.59 s | 2.65 s | 4.18 s | 6.85 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
8 reps | |
All values from |
Denver Broncos
The
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Broncos draft Isaac Yiadom 99th overall |
On May 25, 2018, the Broncos signed Yiadom to a four-year, $3.32 million contract that included a signing bonus of $761,516.[13]
New York Giants
Yiadom was traded to the New York Giants for a 2021 seventh-round draft pick on September 3, 2020.[14] Yiadom started 10 games for the Giants in his one season with them.
Green Bay Packers
Yiadom was traded to the
Houston Texans
On March 24, 2022, Yiadom signed with the Houston Texans.[19] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30.[20] He was waived on November 15, 2022.[21]
New Orleans Saints
On November 17, 2022, Yiadom was signed to the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints. He was promoted to the active roster on December 5.
Yiadom re-signed with the Saints on March 23, 2023.[22]
San Francisco 49ers
On March 18, 2024, Yiadom signed a one–year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[23]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2018 | DEN | 13 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | DEN | 16 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NYG | 16 | 10 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | GB | 16 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NO | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | NO | 17 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 87 | 28 | 158 | 113 | 45 | 0.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
Personal life
Yiadom is the son of Ghanaian immigrants.[24]
References
- ^ Parello, Joe (September 11, 2016). "Yiadom and Adarkwah: Big brothers in the big time, legacy lives on at Doherty". Worcester.ma. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Garven, Rich (April 25, 2018). "NFL Draft: Former Doherty High and Boston College star Isaac Yiadom awaits where he'll be selected". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Egan, Kyle (March 29, 2013). "Boston College Football Recruiting: WR/DB Isaac Yiadom commits". Soaring to Glory. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Toland, Jennifer (December 26, 2017). "Jennifer Toland: Boston College cornerback and former Doherty star Isaac Yiadom ready for Pinestripe, Senior Bowls". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Isaac Yiadom Invited to Reese's Senior Bowl". 247Sports.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Risdon, Jeff (January 26, 2018). "Unheralded CB Isaac Yiadom rises up during Senior Bowl week". USA Today. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Isaac Yiadom, DS #12 CB, Boston College". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Isaac Yiadom -ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Isaac Yiadom Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Isaac Yiadom College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Broncos select Boston College cornerback, Isaac Yiadom in the third-round of the 2018 NFL Draft". MileHighReport.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Isaac Yiadom contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 3, 2020). "Broncos agree to trade CB Isaac Yiadom to Giants". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (August 17, 2021). "Packers trading CB Josh Jackson to Giants for CB Isaac Yiadom". National Football League.
- ^ "Packers place QB Aaron Rodgers on reserve/COVID-19 list". packers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Packers activate QB Aaron Rodgers off reserve/COVID-19 list". packers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Packers activate LBs Za'Darius Smith, Whitney Mercilus off injured reserve". packers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-24-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (11-15-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. November 15, 2022.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints re-sign cornerback Isaac Yiadom to one-year contract". NewOrleansSaints.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "49ers Sign DL Floyd and Four Additional Free Agents; Re-Sign OL". 49ers.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Sidhu, Deepi (April 5, 2018). "Meet Texans DB Isaac Yiadom". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.