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T.J. Yates

Retired

Houston Texans · QB

T.J. Yates recorded 20 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, HST, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

102.8

pass yds/gm

5.3

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

20

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to T.J. Yates's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 11, 2011

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

300 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2017
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 10, 2017

San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2017

175 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
NEW YORKJETS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 22, 2015

New York Jets vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2015

229 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2012

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

159 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
ATLANTAFALCONS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 4, 2011

Atlanta Falcons vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

188 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from T.J. Yates's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 300 passing yards · 26 completions · 36 rushing yards

Regular Season
2011
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 11, 2011

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

300 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2017
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 10, 2017

San Francisco 49ers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2017

175 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 1 completion of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2017
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 17, 2017

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2017

128 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped T.J. Yates's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–2016

01
HOUYATES—T.J. Yates
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

02
ATLYATES—T.J. Yates
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2016–present

03
MIAYATES—T.J. Yates
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

04
HOUYATES—T.J. Yates
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons22 career games2,057 career passing yards10 career passing touchdowns107 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdownsCollege: North CarolinaDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 152Jersey: 22 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 27, 2011Most recent: Dec 31, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.