Houston Texans
T.J. Yates - #13 - QB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 4"/ 219 lbs. |
| Birthday | 05/28/1987 |
| Birthplace | Marietta, GA |
| College | North Carolina |
| Years played | 3 |
| Drafted | 2011, 5th round, 21st pick by Texans |
2012 STATS
| Rating | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|
| 11.7 | 38 | 0 |
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PLAYER NEWS
Yates threw three interceptions in a 20-13 playoff defeat to Baltimore on Sunday.|||||||
The three interceptions matched the total he had in six regular season games.
Yates helped the Texans to a 31-10 victory over the bungling Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday in an AFC wild-card game.|||||||
Yates was 11 of 20 for 159 yards and one score. He became the answer to a trivia question as the Texans' first-ever postseason QB.
Yates threw for 300 yards and two TDs - including the game-winning score with two seconds remaining - during Sunday's 20-19 win at Cincinnati.|||||||
While fantasy owners surely weren't expecting much from Yates, the fifth-round pick out of North Carolina delivered in a big way - helping the Texans clinch their best playoff berth in franchise history. Yates seems to have developed a good rapport with tight end Owen Daniels, finding him seven times for 100 yards. Yates could be in for another big day in Week 15 against a Carolina defense struggling against the pass.
