Craig Yeast
Craig Nelson Yeast
Born: November 20, 1976
Danville, KY USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 165
College: Kentucky
High School: Harrodsburg (KY)
Career: 1999-2006
Drafted: 1999 in Round 4, #98 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Yeast played from 1999 to 2006 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, New York Jets and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Yeast caught 186 passes for 3,036 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| CFL | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 301 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 2003 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 221 | 24.6 | 45 | 1 |
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 59 | 1184 | 20.1 | 88 | 8 |
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 1010 | 15.5 | 75 | 3 |
| 2006 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 25 | 298 | 11.9 | 39 | 1 |
| NFL | 27 | 321 | 11.9 | 27 | 0 | |
| CFL | 159 | 2715 | 17.1 | 88 | 13 | |
| Totals | 186 | 3036 | 16.3 | 88 | 13 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 209 | 20.9 | 86 | 2 |
| 2000 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 225 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL New York Jets | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 35 | 0 |
| 2003 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 39 | 465 | 11.9 | 104 | 1 |
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 53 | 420 | 7.9 | 51 | 0 |
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 72 | 1 |
| 2006 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 148 | 9.2 | 47 | 0 |
| NFL | 57 | 556 | 9.8 | 86 | 2 | |
| CFL | 114 | 1138 | 10.0 | 104 | 2 | |
| Totals | 171 | 1694 | 9.9 | 104 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL New York Jets | 29 | 663 | 22.9 | 50 | 0 |
| 2003 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35 | 697 | 19.9 | 44 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 41 | 805 | 19.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 322 | 26.8 | 93 | 0 |
| 2006 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 39 | 819 | 21.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| CFL | 92 | 1894 | 20.6 | 93 | 0 | |
| Totals | 131 | 2713 | 20.7 | 93 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 138 | 17.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 250 | 31.2 | 123 | 1 |
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| CFL | 19 | 423 | 22.3 | 123 | 1 | |
| Totals | 19 | 423 | 22.3 | 123 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2006 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1999 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2003 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2004 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 2005 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 2006 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| CFL | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | |
| Totals | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 7 |
| 2001 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | |
| 2004 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | |
| 2005 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 |
