Deon Yelder

BIOGRAPHY

Deon Yelder was born on March 6th, 1995, in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a tight end in the NFL. 

Yelder began his career at Western Kentucky as a walk-on and redshirted his freshman season. He saw his first collegiate action during his redshirt sophomore season, playing special teams, and did not catch his first career pass until his redshirt junior season. He earned a scholarship going into his redshirt senior season and finished the season with 52 receptions for 688 yards and eight total touchdowns and was named third-team All-Conference USA. Yelder's performance earned him an invitation to the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and a late invitation to the 2017 Senior Bowl, where he scored a touchdown on a one-yard reception from quarterback Kyle Lauletta.

Yelder was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.

Yelder was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad on October 4, 2018. The Chiefs promoted him to the active roster on October 23, 2018. Yelder made NFL debut on October 28, 2018, in a 30-23 win against the Denver Broncos, appearing on special teams. He appeared in three games on special teams during his rookie season.