Yannick Ngakoue
| No. 91 Jacksonville Jaguars | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | March 31, 1995 |
| Place of birth: | Washington, D.C. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Washington (DC) Friendship |
| College: | Maryland |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 |
| Career history | |
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Yannick Ngakoue (born March 31, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.
Early years
Ngakoue attended Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., where he was teammates with Eddie Goldman. As a senior he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Washington D.C. after recording 17 sacks.[1] Ngakoue was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the fourth best outside linebacker in his class.[2] He committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at Maryland in 2013, Ngakoue played in all 13 games and had nine tackles, two sacks and an interception. As a sophomore in 2014, he started all 12 games and recorded 37 tackles and six sacks.[3][4] As a junior in 2015, Ngakoue set a school record with 13.5 sacks.[5] After the season he announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[6]
References
- ↑ "Terps' Yannick Ngakoue developing into all-around linebacker - Baltimore Sun". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ "Yannick Ngakoue - Yahoo! Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ "Terps’ Yannick Ngakoue puts his hand in dirt and his nose to grindstone - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ "Yannick Ngakoue stands out amid Maryland football’s lost season - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ "Yannick Ngakoue breaks Maryland's single-season sacks record - The Diamondback : Sports". diamondbackonline.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ "Maryland’s Yannick Ngakoue headed for NFL draft - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
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