Sources: Yearby to declare for draft

Nov 27, 2016

Miami junior running back Joseph Yearby, who posted last night that he has played his final home game as a Hurricane, will be declaring for the NFL draft, multiple sources have told CanesInSight.com.

Yearby had one carry for two yards yesterday against Duke and had been surpassed by Gus Edwards on the depth chart in the closing weeks of the season. The Miami Central product had a 1,000 yard season for the Canes as a sophomore last year. He has 99 carries for 592 yards and 7 touchdowns this season. He has compiled 2,103 yards and 14 touchdowns over his Miami career with a 5.4 ypc average.

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Nov 27, 2016

Kinda has no choice, 7th round draft pick, udfa money is better than being buried on the depth chart or sitting out a year on a transfer, this is also the best rb draft in recent memory

JHallCanes

Nov 27, 2016

Yearby has a few kids. I don't blame him.

I dont see him getting much buzz but that doesn't mean he can't make a roster. Best of luck to him.

Miamicane

Nov 27, 2016

Lot of people in here forgetting yearby was a top 30 player overall coming out of high school. I'm aware that was 3 years ago but similar RBs have found success getting an NFL paycheck. At the end of the day he has a kid so gtfoh if ur questioning his move to go pro. I'm hoping he goes UDFA instead of round 6 or 7 so he can pick the best situation for him and his family. Good luck to joe. I'll be routing for him.

INCaneFan

Nov 27, 2016

Good luck to the guy. Any NFL money he gets will be a blessing.

Nov 27, 2016

Best of luck but I hope he gets his degree.

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SpikeUM

Nov 27, 2016

I dont see him getting even drafted....a bird in the hand is way more important, and that bird in this case is a degree.

The Franchise

Nov 27, 2016

First thing he will do is lose weight and become much better physically. Too bad he couldn't muster the magic to do that here but that seems to be a pattern with our guys. That'll help his 40 and get him a look as a 3rd down pass catcher. His feet are elite when he's not bloated up.

Good luck to him, as he seems like a good dude who never caused any public chaos. He really had no future here. I wonder if the coaches found out about this Plan a couple weeks ago, which explains him suddenly disappearing.

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kutz

Nov 27, 2016

Yea the best thing for him would be to finish his education then enter the draft so at least he has a fall back plan, wish we nabbed cook instead though

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nycane

Nov 27, 2016

it was clear he wanted to be a 3 and done from moment he got here.

Bennubird

Nov 27, 2016

This. Posted the other day that the hits are adding up and that he's got a family to support. With fewer carries here, it seemed likely he'd declare. I expect Yearby to sign as an undrafted free agent and to make a roster. Never thought we never fully took advantage of his short area quickness by getting him involved in the short passing game. Maybe that will become is forte in the league. Joe ran hard. Glad he is a Cane. Best of luck to him.

JHallCanes said:
Yearby has a few kids. I don't blame him.

I dont see him getting much buzz but that doesn't mean he can't make a roster. Best of luck to him.

FSisco7

Nov 27, 2016

Best of luck to him!! Always a Cane!! If he refines the little things I think he can be in that Stepfan Taylor type role for a team.

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CaneCounty

Nov 27, 2016

Richt on Joe Yearby: "If that's what he wants to do, I'm not going to stop anybody from doing what's in his best interest."

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cane248

Nov 27, 2016

nycane said:
it was clear he wanted to be a 3 and done from moment he got here.

Unfortunately he wasn't a 3 and done kinda back like D. Cook I will be pulling hard for the young man to succeed

Tad Footeball

Nov 27, 2016

JHallCanes said:
Yearby has a few kids. I don't blame him.

I dont see him getting much buzz but that doesn't mean he can't make a roster. Best of luck to him.

Ahhh, I forgot about the kid already having multiple kids. That's a little different than having to or desiring to take care of your grown able-bodied adult relatives. I revise my earlier take and probably would say that going and getting any payday he can is a good choice- especially at a position where an injury to a guy that might be a later pick could make that same guy a Walmart employee real quick instead. Best of luck to him. I hope he ends up in a good system.

Nov 27, 2016

Tad Footeball said:
JHallCanes said:

Yearby has a few kids. I don't blame him.

I dont see him getting much buzz but that doesn't mean he can't make a roster. Best of luck to him.

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Ahhh, I forgot about the kid already having multiple kids. That's a little different than having to or desiring to take care of your grown able-bodied adult relatives. I revise my earlier take and probably would say that going and getting any payday he can is a good choice- especially at a position where an injury to a guy that might be a later pick could make that same guy a Walmart employee real quick instead. Best of luck to him. I hope he ends up in a good system.

my understanding is that the kid's kids have a few kids now. The problem is piling up quickly.

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darkhippo7

Nov 27, 2016

dalvin was 10x the back he was, u can blame james coley for that one

AutoCANE

Nov 27, 2016

Good luck to him. I think this is incredibly short-sighted on his part, but who am I? Just some guy on a Canes message board.

Hope he gets an opportunity somewhere and makes the most of it.

Saviorcane

Nov 27, 2016

It's unfortunate he will not get drafted and have to get picked up as an undrafted free agent. Hope he can find a role on some team.

Tad Footeball

Nov 27, 2016

ben said:
Tad Footeball said:

JHallCanes said:

Yearby has a few kids. I don't blame him.

I dont see him getting much buzz but that doesn't mean he can't make a roster. Best of luck to him.

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Ahhh, I forgot about the kid already having multiple kids. That's a little different than having to or desiring to take care of your grown able-bodied adult relatives. I revise my earlier take and probably would say that going and getting any payday he can is a good choice- especially at a position where an injury to a guy that might be a later pick could make that same guy a Walmart employee real quick instead. Best of luck to him. I hope he ends up in a good system.

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my understanding is that the kid's kids have a few kids now. The problem is piling up quickly.

Haha. Gotta break that cycle. It's probably more fun at NSD to not have multiple infants and toddlers present. That said, at least there weren't any maturity issues with the kid while he was here. AQM had a kid too and couldn't stop messing up.

orange&green84

Nov 27, 2016

RocketsandCanes said:
I just don't understand why he wouldn't transfer to a program like Kentucky, Indiana, Texas Tech, or Cal (one mid level program for each P5 league other than ACC). Yeah he would have to sit out a year but he'd be the A1 guy his senior year, and would have a legitimate shot at getting drafted. I mean does he even have a shot this year? I wouldn't think so.

Because as you've just said, he'd have to sit out an entire year. I don't like him leaving early just because he has kids, but it is what it is. His skill set doesn't translate to the NFL really well. Going to another school where he'd be the primary back doesn't change that.