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Games played:	17
Games started:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Yodny Cajuste
	Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days
Personal information
Born:	February 21, 1996 (age 28); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miramar (FL)
College:	West Virginia (2014–2018)
Position:	Offensive tackle
NFL draft:	2019 / round: 3 / pick: 101
Career history
	New England Patriots (2019–2022); New York Jets (2023); New York Giants (2023–2024);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year (2018); First-team All-Big 12 (2018); Second team All-Big 12 (2017);
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:
Games played:	17
Games started:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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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

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	Bench press
6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	10 in (0.25 m)	32 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[1]^[2]

New England Patriots

Cajuste was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (101st overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] He was activated on October 29.^[6]

On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England.^[7]

New York Jets

On May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the New York Jets.^[8] He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023.^[9] After going unclaimed, he reverted to the team’s injured reserve list.^[10] He was released on August 17.

New York Giants

On October 11, 2023, Cajuste signed with the practice squad of the New York Giants.^[11] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Giants signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.^[12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2024.^[13] He was released on September 4.^[14]

References

^ "Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ Buchmasser, Bernd (April 26, 2019). "NFL draft 2019: Patriots draft OT Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^ "Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR". Patriots.com. September 10, 2020.
^ "Patriots Elevate OL Marcus Cannon from the Practice Squad to the Active Roster; Place OL Yodny Cajuste on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. October 1, 2022.
^ "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". Patriots.com. October 29, 2022.
^ "Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class". CBS News - Boston. May 18, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ Hare, Jacob (May 30, 2023). "Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ Riccette, Billy (August 8, 2023). "JJets bring back Grant Hermanns, waive/injure Yodny Cajuste". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "Jets' Yodny Cajuste: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ Citak, Matt (October 11, 2023). "Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad". Giants.com.
^ "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ Citak, Matt (August 20, 2024). "Giants sign 3 defenders; DL Ryder Anderson waived/injured". Giants.com.
^ "Yodny Cajuste: Reaches injury settlement". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

External links

[1] "Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[2] "Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[3] Buchmasser, Bernd (April 26, 2019). "NFL draft 2019: Patriots draft OT Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[4] "Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR". Patriots.com. September 10, 2020.

[5] "Patriots Elevate OL Marcus Cannon from the Practice Squad to the Active Roster; Place OL Yodny Cajuste on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. October 1, 2022.

[6] "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". Patriots.com. October 29, 2022.

[b048-7] "Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class". CBS News - Boston. May 18, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[a241-8] Hare, Jacob (May 30, 2023). "Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[9] Riccette, Billy (August 8, 2023). "JJets bring back Grant Hermanns, waive/injure Yodny Cajuste". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[10] "Jets' Yodny Cajuste: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[11] Citak, Matt (October 11, 2023). "Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad". Giants.com.

[12] "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[13] Citak, Matt (August 20, 2024). "Giants sign 3 defenders; DL Ryder Anderson waived/injured". Giants.com.

[14] "Yodny Cajuste: Reaches injury settlement". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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-'''Yodny Cajuste''' (born February 21, 1996) is an [[American football]] [[offensive tackle]] for the [[New York Jets]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]. He has played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New England Patriots]].
+'''Yodny Cajuste''' (born February 21, 1996) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[offensive tackle]]. He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]].
 ==College career==
-Cajuste played college football for [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]. He redshirted during the 2014 season. During the 2015 season, he started 6 games before suffering an injury against [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]. He would return at the end of the season however, as the Mountaineers won the [[2016 Cactus Bowl (January)|Cactus Bowl]]. In 2016, he sustained a season-ending injury during the first game of the season against [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]]. During 2017, he started 13 games for the Mountaineers and earned All Big 12 Second Team honors. During his final season, 2018, he earned multiple honors including FWAA All-American (Second Team),
+Cajuste played [[college football]] for [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]. He [[redshirted]] during the 2014 season. During the 2015 season, he started 6 games before suffering an injury against [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]. He would return at the end of the season however, as the Mountaineers won the [[2016 Cactus Bowl (January)|Cactus Bowl]]. In 2016, he sustained a season-ending injury during the first game of the season against [[Missouri Tigers football|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.
-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]]<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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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]].<ref>{{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]]|url-status=live|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref> He was placed on the non-football injury list to start the season after undergoing quad surgery.
+Cajuste was drafted by the [[New England Patriots]] in the third round (101st overall) of the [[2019 NFL draft]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
+On September 10, 2020, Cajuste was placed on [[injured reserve]] with a knee injury.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was activated on October 29.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
-On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/news/patriots-waive-yodny-cajuste-closing-the-book-on-disappointing-2019-draft-class/|access-date=2023-05-17|website=jsonline.com|language=en}}</ref>
+On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England.<ref name="b048">{{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}}</ref>
 ===New York Jets===
-On May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the [[New York Jets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/news/new-england-patriots-yodny-cajuste-new-york-jets-afc-east-rival-free-agency|title=Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival|author=Jacob Hare|date=May 30, 2023}}</ref> He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jets claim Grant Hermanns off waivers from Bucs|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jets-claim-grant-hermanns-off-waivers-from-bucs|author=Williams, Charean|website=nbcsports.com|date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>
+On May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the [[New York Jets]].<ref name="a241">{{cite web | last=Hare | first=Jacob | title=Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival | website=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}}</ref> He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023.<ref>{{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}}</ref> After going unclaimed, he reverted to the team’s injured reserve list.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was released on August 17.
+=== New York Giants ===
+On October 11, 2023, Cajuste signed with the [[practice squad]] of the [[New York Giants]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Giants signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was released on September 4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yodny Cajuste: Reaches injury settlement |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/yodny-cajuste-reaches-injury-settlement/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref>
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