Yodny Cajuste
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| caption = Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days
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| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|21}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 310
| high_school = Miramar (FL)
| college = West Virginia (2014–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 101
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})*
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- Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year (2018)
- First-team All-Big 12 (2018)
- Second team All-Big 12 (2017)
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| statseason = 2024
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Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at West Virginia.
College career
Cajuste played college football for West Virginia. He redshirted during the 2014 season. During the 2015 season, he started 6 games before suffering an injury against Baylor. He would return at the end of the season however, as the Mountaineers won the Cactus Bowl. In 2016, he sustained a season-ending injury during the first game of the season against Missouri. During 2017, he started 13 games for the Mountaineers and earned All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honors. During his final season, 2018, he earned multiple honors including Football Writers Association of America All-American (Second Team), Phil Steele All-America (Second Team), Athlon Sports All-America (Fourth Team), Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year, and All-Big 12 Conference First Team.
Professional career
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| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/yodny-cajuste/32004341-4a33-3394-bb4f-0a3343b45ede |title=Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=January 23, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1019574&DraftYear=2019 |title=Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=January 23, 2022}}
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=New England Patriots=
Cajuste was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (101st overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2019/4/26/18519304/nfl-draft-2019-new-england-atriots-draft-west-virginia-yodny-cajuste-with-the-101st-pick|title=NFL draft 2019: Patriots draft OT Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick|last=Buchmasser|first=Bernd|date=April 26, 2019|work=SB Nation|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=September 18, 2019}} He was placed on the non-football injury list to start the season after undergoing quad surgery.
On September 10, 2020, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.{{cite web|title=Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-place-ol-yodny-cajuste-on-ir|website=Patriots.com|date=September 10, 2020}}
Cajuste entered the 2021 season as a backup tackle for the Patriots. He made his first career starts in Weeks 5 and 6 at right tackle.
On October 1, 2022, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a thumb injury.{{cite web|title=Patriots Elevate OL Marcus Cannon from the Practice Squad to the Active Roster; Place OL Yodny Cajuste on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-elevate-ol-marcus-cannon-from-the-practice-squad-to-the-active-roster-p|website=Patriots.com|date=October 1, 2022}} He was activated on October 29.{{cite web|title=Patriots Activate OL Yodny Cajuste to the 53-Man Roster from Injured Reserve; Place Rookie OL Chasen Hines on Injured Reserve; Elevate OL Kody Russey to the Active Roster|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-activate-ol-yodny-cajuste-to-the-53-man-roster-from-injured-reserve-pla|website=Patriots.com|date=October 29, 2022}}
On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England.{{cite web | title=Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class | website=CBS News - Boston | date=2023-05-18 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/patriots-waive-yodny-cajuste-closing-the-book-on-disappointing-2019-draft-class/ | access-date=2024-08-13}}
=New York Jets=
On May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the New York Jets.{{cite magazine | last=Hare | first=Jacob | title=Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=2023-05-30 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/news/new-england-patriots-yodny-cajuste-new-york-jets-afc-east-rival-free-agency | access-date=2024-08-13}} He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023.{{cite news|title=JJets bring back Grant Hermanns, waive/injure Yodny Cajuste|url=https://jetswire.usatoday.com/2023/08/08/jets-bring-back-grant-hermanns-waive-injure-yodny-cajuste/|first=Billy|last=Riccette|work=USAToday.com|date=August 8, 2023|accessdate=August 15, 2023}} After going unclaimed, he reverted to the team’s injured reserve list.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jets-yodny-cajuste-reverts-to-injured-reserve/|title=Jets' Yodny Cajuste: Reverts to injured reserve|work=CBSSports.com|date=August 9, 2023|accessdate=August 15, 2023}} He was released on August 17.
= New York Giants =
On October 11, 2023, Cajuste signed with the practice squad of the New York Giants.{{cite web|title=Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad|url=https://www.giants.com/news/yodny-cajuste-practice-squad-offensive-line-new-england-patriots-west-virginia|author=Citak, Matt|website=Giants.com|date=October 11, 2023}} Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Giants signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-10-players-to-reserve-future-contracts-2024-joe-schoen|title=Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts|date=January 8, 2024|accessdate=January 9, 2024|work=Giants.com}} He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2024.{{cite web|title=Giants sign 3 defenders; DL Ryder Anderson waived/injured|url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-kyler-baugh-trey-kiser-ryder-anderson-waived-yodny-cajuste-injured-reserve-roster-moves|author=Citak, Matt|website=Giants.com|date=August 20, 2024}} He was released on September 4.{{cite web |title=Yodny Cajuste: Reaches injury settlement |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/yodny-cajuste-reaches-injury-settlement/ |website=CBS Sports |date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://wvusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5437 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
- {{twitter|yc_rich4ever}}
{{Patriots2019DraftPicks}}
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Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:Miramar High School alumni
Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Category:New England Patriots players