Former Tight End Deon Yelder Added to Senior Bowl Roster

Deon Yelder Features: WBKO | The All-American

MOBILE, Ala. — After competing in last Saturday's NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, former WKU tight end Deon Yelder is headed back across the country as a roster addition to the South team at the 2018 Senior Bowl in Mobile.

Yelder joins former WKU quarterback Mike White on the South team roster and gives the Hilltoppers multiple participants in the game for the second-straight year after Taywan Taylor and Forrest Lamp participated last year. He is also the third WKU tight end to ever work out at the Senior Bowl, joining Jack Doyle and Tyler Higbee.

Aside from the week of practices with the nation's top senior talent, Yelder will get the additional exposure to NFL scouts, coaches, and general managers which all leads up to the game, set for 1:30 p.m. from Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Saturday. NFL Network will air the game live.

A former walk-on who did not receive a scholarship or tally any receiving statistics prior to his senior campaign, Yelder exploded onto the scene in 2017 to lead WKU with seven touchdown receptions and rank second with 52 catches and 688 yards. The Louisville native's yardage mark set a single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end, and his versatility allowed him to rack up 52 points, another single-season school record for a tight end.

Nationally, Yelder finished fourth in receptions and third in receiving yards among all tight ends.

Prior to his standout senior season, Yelder's most notable moment came on a crucial double overtime field goal block at Middle Tennessee in 2016. The Hilltoppers took over after the block, scored, and converted on the extra point to win a pivotal game in Conference USA's East Division and ultimately catapulted the Red and White to their second consecutive C-USA championship that year.

Yelder will wear No. 86 for the South team this week and during the game on Saturday.

Players Mentioned

Mike White

Deon Yelder

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