Max Yates (American football) explained

Max Yates
Position:	Linebacker
Number:	50, 57
Birth Date:	30 October 1979
Birth Place:	Newport News, Virginia
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	2
Weight Lbs:	228
High School:	Denbigh (Newport News, Virginia)
College:	Marshall
Undraftedyear:	2002
Pastteams:	Minnesota Vikings (–) San Francisco 49ers (–)*
Highlights:	2× First-team All-MAC (2000, 2001)^[1]
Statlabel1:	Tackles
Statvalue1:	2
Pfr:	YateMa20

Max Yates (born October 30, 1979) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002 and would play three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marshall.

At Marshall, Yates finished his career with 383 tackles and was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2001.^[2] In 2019, he was inducted into the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame.^[3]

Yates was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Vikings in 2002. However, Yates only appeared in one game with the Vikings during the 2004 season.^[4]

Yates has a son named Jaden, who also has played football at Marshall.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MAC Announces 2001 All-League Football Team. Mid-American Conference . getsomemaction.com . January 27, 2024.
2. News: Aaron . Blankenship . Inspired by memory of murdered friend, Jaden Yates has helped lead Gahanna Lincoln defense . SI . November 22, 2022 . January 27, 2024.
3. News: Tim . Stephens . MU football notebook: Marshall inducts 10 into Hall of Fame . The Herald-Dispatch . September 15, 2019 . September 3, 2020.
4. News: Chris . Tommason . They played one game with the Vikings. That was it for a career. . St. Paul Pioneer Press. October 16, 2020 . January 27, 2024.
5. News: Luke . Creasy . Marshall football: Sons of Herd Legends downplay noise about their famous fathers . Charleston Gazette-Mail . July 4, 2023 . January 27, 2024.