Ryan Yarborough - #87 - WR - Wyoming - Profile

PRO: A young WR who saw action as the 3rd and 4th receiver as a rookie in 1994 ...

1994: played in 13 games and finished with 6-42-7.0-1 TD receiving ...was 2-12 receiving in game 16 at HOU ...caught his 1st NFL TD on an 11-yard pass from Boomer Esiason in game 11 win at MIN ...saw expanded playing time in game 6 vs. IND but did not have a reception ...made his 1st NFL reception in game 5 at CLE when he was 2-16 receiving ...played his 1st game as a Jet in game 4 vs. CHI ...was IA for games 1-3...was 41st player selected, 9th WR.

COLLEGE: One of the most prolific receivers in college football history ...was a 2-time All-America and finished his career with 229- 4357-42 TD receiving and set or tied 5 NCAA records ...he owns the NCAA division I-A record for most career 200-yard receiving games with 7...he also set records in career games with a TD reception (27), games in a season with a TD reception (10) and tied the record for most seasons with 1000 receiving yards (3)...he is the 4th player in NCAA history to accomplish that feaLhis 229 receptions rank 8th on the all- time list and his 42 TD are 2nd in NCAA history ...18 of his 42 scoring grabs were for longer than 50 yards ...he finished his career as the WAC leader in every receiving category and after his last game had a string of 34 consecutive games with a reception.

PERSONAL: Single ...majored in secondary education ...father, Darwin, was a WR at Morgan State in the 1960's ...earned all-area and all-conference honors as a senior at Rich East High School in his hometown of Park Forest, IL...also lettered in basketball and baseball ...born in Baltimore, MD.

From 1995 Jets Media Guide.