2017 Football
Yates, Caleb
Jersey Number 65
Caleb Yates
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 294
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Oakland HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2017 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
2017
- Anchored Mercer's offensive line with 11 starts at right guard for the third consecutive season
- Helped the Bears average 332.4 total offensive yards per game
- Played a role on an offensive unit that ranked fifth nationally in red zone offense (91.4 percent)
- Assisted Mercer in rushing for over 100 yards at both Auburn (Sept. 16) & Alabama (Nov. 18)
- One of the key anchors on Mercer's offensive line during his junior campaign
- Started all 11 games for the second straight season
- Helped offense average 389.3 yards of total offense per game, including 176.1 rushing yards per game
2015
- Stepped into a starting role on the offensive line during sophomore season
- Started all 11 games at right guard
- Helped the offense average 412.9 yards of total offense per game including over 200 yards rushing for the third straight year
- Paved the way for a rushing attack that cleared 250 yards on the ground in five contests
- Led a unit that led the FCS in red zone offense (93.2 percent) and ranked third nationally in sacks allowed with just eight given up on the year
- Helped offense surpass 400 yards of total offense in six games including more than 500 yards on two occasions
- Blocked for an offense that set a program record with 623 yards of total offense, 476 in the first half, in a win over Stetson
- Part of an offensive line that piled up 286 yards on the ground in a win over Furman
2014
- Played in nine games as a backup on the offensive line during freshman season
- Helped the team rush for over 200 yards in five contests
- Paved the way for an offense that put up a season-high 513 yards of total offense in a win over Ave Maria
- Also blocked for a Bears’ offense that put together 508 yards of total offense during a victory at Stetson
- Assisted Mercer to a season-high 277 yards rushing in a win over Warner
Before Mercer
High School
- Played at Oakland High School under head coach Thomas McDaniel
- Tabbed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports with a rating of 79 in the 247 composite rankings
- Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com
- Led team to a perfect 10-0 regular-season record, a AAA District Championship and a trip to the third round of the playoffs in 2013
- Received Bobby Morton Award, Top Leader Award at national underclassmen combine
- Three-time recipient of school’s top football academic award
- Completed high school with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average
- Born April 15, 1996 in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Son of Charles & Courtney Yates
- Has two brothers, Josh & Joseph, & one sister, Jordan
- Chose Mercer because of the educational opportunity in the area of engineering and
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