Colorado University Athletics
JARRELL YATES BIOGRAPHY
JARRELL YATES, WR
6-1, 185, Denver, Colo. (Montbello)
HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, he earned Rivals.com honors as the No. 8 player in Colorado and the No. 70 wide receiver in the nation. Scout.com named him to its All-Midlands team as the No. 28 player (No. 3 wideout), while SuperPrep also named him to its All-Midlands squad, projecting him as the No. 32 overall player and the fourth receiver. The Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post, named him to their All-Colorado teams, and he earned all-Denver Prep League honors as well. The newspaper publications also awarded him first-team all-state (5A) accolades, and he received mention in the News with Rocky Mountain Best of the Best honors. He earned Montbello’s Team Warrior Award, and as a junior, he was also a first-team Denver Prep League selection. As a senior, he was second in the state in receiving yards as he caught 42 balls for 986 yards (23.5-yard average per catch) and 17 touchdowns. He had over 85 receiving yards in five different games. In his junior season, he had 28 receptions for 830 yards, good for a healthy 29.6 yards per catch with 13 touchdowns. He was also a standout on defense, starting for three years as a defensive back. Top games: in a 42-6 win over Denver South as a senior, he had seven catches for 189 yards and three touchdowns, garnering Offensive Player of the Week honors in the state (Nov. 5, 2004); against Columbine the same year in the playoffs, he hauled in five catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-34 loss; and against Ponderosa as a junior, he had eight catches for 190 yards and a score. Under coach Oliver Lucas, a former CU assistant, Montbello was 8-4 his senior year, losing in the second round of the state playoffs, and was 10-2 his junior year, dropping its state playoff opener.
ACADEMICS?He is undecided on a major at Colorado. He has maintained a 3.3 grade point average in high school and has been on the honor roll since his sophomore year. He is a member of Montbello’s student council.
VITALS?Has 4.4 speed in the 40.
RECRUITING?He selected Colorado over Kansas, San Diego State and Utah.
PERSONAL?Born October 16, 1986 in Houston. He likes to spend time in the weight room during his spare time. A cousin ( Darren Yates) played defensive back for Kansas State in 2000.
(First name is pronounced juh-rell)