Yodny Cajuste

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Yodny Cajuste
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Miramar (FL)
College:West Virginia (2014–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 101
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year
    (2018)
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2018)
  • Second team All-Big 12 (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:17
Games started:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an

offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia
.

College career

Cajuste played

Athlon Sports
All-America (Fourth Team), Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year, and All-Big 12 Conference First Team.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
6 ft 4+78 in
(1.95 m)
312 lb
(142 kg)
34 in
(0.86 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
32 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[1][2]

New England Patriots

Cajuste was drafted by the

He was placed on the non-football injury list to start the season after undergoing quad surgery.

On September 10, 2020, Cajuste was placed on

injured reserve with a knee injury.[4]

Cajuste entered the 2021 season as a backup tackle for the Patriots. He made his first career starts in Weeks 5 and 6 at right tackle.

On October 1, 2022, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a thumb injury.[5] He was activated on October 29.[6]

On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England.[7]

New York Jets

On May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the New York Jets.[8] He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023.[9] After going unclaimed, he reverted to the team’s injured reserve list.[10] He was released on August 17.

New York Giants

On October 11, 2023, Cajuste signed with the practice squad of the New York Giants.[11] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Giants signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (April 26, 2019). "NFL draft 2019: Patriots draft OT Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR". Patriots.com. September 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Patriots Elevate OL Marcus Cannon from the Practice Squad to the Active Roster; Place OL Yodny Cajuste on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. October 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Patriots Activate OL Yodny Cajuste to the 53-Man Roster from Injured Reserve; Place Rookie OL Chasen Hines on Injured Reserve; Elevate OL Kody Russey to the Active Roster". Patriots.com. October 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class". jsonline.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Jacob Hare (May 30, 2023). "Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival".
  9. ^ Riccette, Billy (August 8, 2023). "JJets bring back Grant Hermanns, waive/injure Yodny Cajuste". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jets' Yodny Cajuste: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Citak, Matt (October 11, 2023). "Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad". Giants.com.
  12. ^ "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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