CRAIG YEASTYeast, Craig NelsonHeight: 5-7 Weight: 164 Born: November 20, 1976 Danville, KY High School: Harrodsburg (KY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1996 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1997 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1998 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (98th overall) 1999 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Relatives: Father of Russ Yeast |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 84 | WR | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 84 | WR | 15 | 7 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL)2001 NYJ NFL | 84 | WR | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 5 | WR | 11 | |
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 5 | WR | 18 | |
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 5 | WR | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 5 | WR | 7 | |
| 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2006 SAS CFL | 84 | WR | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 8 | 0 | ||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 35 | 7 | ||
| 4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL | 54 | 17 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/18/1999 | 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/28/1999 | 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL |
| Released | 8/27/2001 | 2001 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2001 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 10/10/2001 | 2001 New York Jets (NFL)2001 NYJ NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/1/2002 | 2001 New York Jets (NFL)2001 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 3/1/2002 | 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 5/10/2002 | 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 8/6/2003 | 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL |
| Released | 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | |
| Signed | 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2006 SAS CFL | |
| Released | 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2007 SAS CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 301 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 9 | 221 | 24.6 | 45 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 75 | 59 | 78.7 | 1184 | 20.1 | 88t | 8 | ||||
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | 1010 | 15.5 | 75t | 3 | ||||
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 25 | 298 | 11.9 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2006 SAS CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 300 | 11.5 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 59 | 27 | 45.8 | 321 | 11.9 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 179 | 159 | 69.3 | 2715 | 17.1 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 10 | 6 | 209 | 20.9 | 86t | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 34 | 14 | 225 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL)2001 NYJ NFL | 13 | 6 | 122 | 9.4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 39 | - | 465 | 11.9 | 104 | 1 | |||
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 53 | - | 420 | 7.9 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 6 | - | 105 | 17.5 | 72 | 1 | |||
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 16 | - | 148 | 9.3 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 16 | - | 148 | 9.3 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 57 | 26 | 556 | 9.8 | 86t | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 114 | 1138 | 10.0 | 104 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 106 | 15.1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL)2001 NYJ NFL | 29 | 0 | 663 | 22.9 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 35 | - | 697 | 19.9 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 41 | - | 805 | 19.6 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 12 | - | 322 | 26.8 | 93 | 0 | |||
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 4 | - | 70 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 0 | 819 | 21.0 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 92 | 1894 | 20.6 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1999 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL)2001 NYJ NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2003 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2004 HAM CFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2005 HAM CFL | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2006 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Year (CFL)2006 Year CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2000 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
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