Kenneth Yeboah (born October 30, 1998) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and Ole Miss.

Early years

Yeboah was born in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

. Following his sophomore year in high school, his family moved to

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. He attended Parkland High School in

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, where he was a starter on the basketball and football teams. Yeboah had 47 receptions for 773 yards and 13 touchdowns in his junior season. As a senior, he caught 72 passes for 1,160 yards and 14 touchdowns and had five interceptions on defense and was named Class AAAA All-State. Yeboah committed to play college football at

over offers from

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, and

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College career

As a freshman, Yeboah played in one game and caught a 15-yard pass before redshirting the season in order to transition from wide receiver to tight end. He had 14 receptions for 136 yards in his redshirt freshman season. Yeboah finished his redshirt sophomore season with 13 catches for 154 yards and one touchdown. After the season, Yeboah entered the transfer portal to play at another program for his final season of eligibility. Yeboah originally committed to transfer to Baylor in order to play for

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, who had previously coached him at Temple, but de-committed after Rhule left the school to become the head coach of the

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. He ultimately transferred to Ole Miss for his final season. Yeboah set a school record for most receiving yards in a game by a tight end with 181 on seven receptions and two touchdowns on October 10, 2020, in a 63–48 loss to

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. He finished the season with 27 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns. On December 17, 2020, Yeboah announced that he was forgoing the remainder of the 2020 season and entering the

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Professional career

Yeboah signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2021. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. Yeboah was elevated to the active roster on October 9, 2021, for the team's week 5 game against the

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and made his NFL debut in the game. On November 16, 2021, Yeboah was signed to the active roster. In a January 2, 2022, game against the

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, Yeboah collected his first two NFL receptions for a total of 36 yards, both from quarterback

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. On August 30, 2022, Yeboah was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 5. On August 30, 2023, Yeboah was placed on injured reserve.

References

External links

Temple Owls bioOle Miss Rebels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeboah, Kenny 1998 births Living people American football tight ends New York Jets players Ole Miss Rebels football players Parkland High School (Pennsylvania) alumni Players of American football from Allentown, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Providence, Rhode Island Temple Owls football players