Biography
Two-time team captain … Three-time All-CAA selection … Finished his career ranked second on W&M’s career list for rushing yards (3,775) and all-purpose yards (5,654) … Also ranks fourth at W&M in career rushing touchdowns (35) and kickoff return yards (1,598) … His 17 100-yard rushing games ranks tied for second in school history …
SENIOR YEAR (2024)
Team captain for the second consecutive season … Selected to the Payton Award Watch List, which honors the nation’s top FCS offensive players … Shrine Bowl 1000 selection … All-CAA Second Team honoree … VaSID All-State Second Team selection … Ranked fourth in the CAA and 27th nationally in rushing yards (1,115) … Ranked fifth in the CAA and 22nd nationally in rushing yards per game (92.9) … Ranked sixth in the CAA in rushing touchdowns (10) and all-purpose yards (1,332) … Ranked seventh in the CAA in all-purpose yards per game (111.0) and ninth in rushing yards per carry (5.6) … Eclipsed 100 yards rushing five times … Found the end zone on the ground at least once in eight contests … Rushed for a career-high 166 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown in the win against Furman … Rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries in the victory against Bryant … Totaled 142 rushing yards on 21 carries with two touchdowns in the triumph at Wofford … Also registered three catches for 40 yards versus the Terriers … Rushed for 131 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown in the win against Campbell … Posted 117 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown in the victory against Hampton … Rushed for 84 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown at Towson … Preseason All-America selection by Stats Perform (second team), FCS Football Central (second team) and Phil Steele (fourth team) … Preseason All-CAA First Team …
REDSHIRT JUNIOR YEAR (2023)
Team captain … Started the first four games before suffering a season-ending injury … Totaled 408 rushing yards on 77 carries with four touchdowns … Rushed for a career-high 163 yards on 25 carries with a touchdown in the win against Maine … Rushed for 124 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns in the season-opening victory at Campbell … Rushed for 88 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown in the win at Charleston Southern … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …
JUNIOR YEAR (2022)
Saw action in 12 games and earned 11 starts … All-CAA First Team … VaSID All-State First Team … Ranked 12th nationally with 1,255 rushing yards, a figure that ranks eighth on W&M’s single-season list … Ranked 14th nationally with 13 rushing touchdowns, a figure that ranks tied for fifth in school history … Also ranked 16th nationally in rushing yards per game (104.6), 19th in yards per carry (6.18) and 25th in all-purpose yards per game (158.6) … Eclipsed 100 yards rushing in seven games … Honored as the CAA Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 114 yards with a touchdown in the win against No. 6 Delaware … Rushed for 134 yards on 17 carries with three touchdowns in the win at Lafayette … Rushed for 133 yards with a touchdown in the victory against Villanova … Rushed for 122 yards with a touchdown in the NCAA Quarterfinal contest at No. 4 Montana State … Scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 89 yards in the triumph at No. 11 Richmond … Rushed for 120 yard on 15 carries with a touchdown in the season-opening win at Charlotte … Also eclipsed 100 yards on the ground in victories against Hampton (115 yards, TD) and No. 17/18 Rhode Island (113, TD) … Rushed for 72 yards with two touchdowns in the second round NCAA Playoff win against Gardner-Webb … Rushed for 95 yards in the triumph versus Campbell … Rushed for 81 yards on 11 carries in the win at Towson … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE YEAR (2021)
All-CAA Third Team selection as a running back … Phil Steele All-CAA Third Team as a running back and all-purpose player … Phil Steele All-CAA Fourth Team as a punt returner … VaSID All-State Second Team … Saw action in nine games and earned four starts … Led the team with 622 rushing yards on 114 carries with four touchdowns … Despite logging more than 11 carries in just three contests, he posted a pair of 100-yard games and ranked fifth in the CAA in rushing yards per game (69.2) and second in yards per carry (5.46) … Ranked fourth in the conference in all-purpose yards per contest (111.8) … Totaled 351 kickoff return yards on 19 returns … Returned five punts for 33 yards … Rushed for 134 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown against Richmond … Rushed for 106 yards on 25 carries with a touchdown in the win at No. 4 Villanova … Totaled 82 yards on 10 carries with a 47-yard touchdown in the win against Towson … Posted 69 yards on 10 carries with a 46-yard touchdown against No. 2 James Madison … Rushed for 58 yards on seven carries in the win at Colgate … Recorded 56 yards on seven carries at Maine … Preseason All-CAA First Team selection as a kick returner … Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA First Team honoree as a punt returner … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2021 – Spring)
Earned HERO Sports Preseason All-America honors as a specialist … Saw action in two games and started in the win against Elon … Ranked tied for fifth in the CAA with 1.0 PBU per game … Finished the season with six tackles and two PBU … Posted five tackles with a PBU in the season opener at Richmond … Recorded a stop and a PBU in the victory against Elon … Earned distinction on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …
FRESHMAN YEAR (2019)
Freshman All-America selection by Phil Steele, garnering third-team honors as a kick returner and fourth-team accolades as an all-purpose performer … Earned Freshman All-America Honorable Mention accolades by Hero Sports as a kick returner … Set a single-season school record with 913 kickoff return yards, which ranked second in the country … Returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns, which tied for the nation’s top total … His two kickoff returns for a touchdown were the most by a W&M player since 1946 (Bob Longacre) … Ranked 11th nationally in kickoff return average (26.9), which ranks third in school history … Ranked sixth in the CAA in all-purpose yards per game (112.2) … Transitioned to the offensive side of the ball midway through the season and ranked third on the team in rushing (375) … Averaged 5.9 yards per carry … Honored as the CAA Co-Rookie of the Week after rushing for a career-high 144 yards with a touchdown and 206 all-purpose yards in the win against Rhode Island … Equaled the second-longest kickoff return in school history with his 98-yard touchdown at UAlbany … Honored as the CAA Co-Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in the win versus Colgate … Posted a 73-yard run against No. 2 JMU, which ranks as the 15th-longest run in school history, and finished the game with 77 rushing yards on six carries … Totaled 206 all-purpose yards with a rushing touchdown at Maine … Scored his first career touchdown (2 yards) versus No. 5/8 Villanova … Recorded a pair of PBU in the win against Lafayette …
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner as a quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Nate Andrews at Northwood High School … Three-time all-state and all-conference selection … Mr. Indiana Football finalist as a senior, finishing fourth … Finished his prep career with 11 school records … Led NHS to a No. 1 ranking in Indiana as a senior after helping the Panthers to the state finals in 2016 … Preseason Tremendous 25 selection as a senior … Set school records for career touchdowns (78), receptions (113), receiving yards (1,176), rushing yards (3,568), interceptions (14) and tackles (221) … Also set a single-season school record with 2,302 rushing yards and a single-game mark with 337 rushing yards … Career stats also included 1,000 passing yards … Four-year letterwinner and a state finalist in track … Member of Helping Hands, Youth Group and the National Honor Society …
PERSONAL
Son of Greg and Kim Yoder … Earned a 3.9 GPA at NHS and plans to major in accounting.
