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'''Yodny Cajuste''' (born February 21, 1996) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[offensive tackle]] for the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]].
'''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==
==College career==
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=== New York Giants ===
=== 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>
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>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.giants.com/team/players-roster/yodny-cajuste/ New York Giants bio]
*[https://wvusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5437 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
*[https://wvusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5437 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 12 November 2024

Yodny Cajuste
refer to caption
Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-21) 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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:17
Games started:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at West Virginia.

College career

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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