Yannick Ngakoue

Yannick Ngakoue
Maryland Terrapins No. 7
Position Defensive end
Class Junior
Career history
College
High school Friendship Collegiate
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1995 (age 20–21)
Place of birth Washington, D.C.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 255 lb (116 kg)

Yannick Ngakoue (born c. 1995) is an American football defensive end. He played college football at Maryland.

Early years

Ngakoue attended Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., where he was teammates with Eddie Goldman. As a senior he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Washington D.C. after recording 17 sacks.[1] Ngakoue was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the fourth best outside linebacker in his class.[2] He committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Maryland in 2013, Ngakoue played in all 13 games and had nine tackles, two sacks and an interception. As a sophomore in 2014, he started all 12 games and recorded 37 tackles and six sacks.[3][4] As a junior in 2015, Ngakoue set a school record with 13.5 sacks.[5] After the season he announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Terps' Yannick Ngakoue developing into all-around linebacker - Baltimore Sun". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Yannick Ngakoue - Yahoo! Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. ↑ "Terps’ Yannick Ngakoue puts his hand in dirt and his nose to grindstone - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Yannick Ngakoue stands out amid Maryland football’s lost season - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  5. ↑ "Yannick Ngakoue breaks Maryland's single-season sacks record - The Diamondback : Sports". diamondbackonline.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Maryland’s Yannick Ngakoue headed for NFL draft - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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