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Russ Yeast

Safety, Cincinnati Bengals · #22.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Safety
Number: 22
Born: May 8, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Danville, KY, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Kansas State
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	86	57	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	1	1	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Craig Russell Yeast II (born May 8, 1999) is a football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He has also played for the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and Kansas State Wildcats.

From Wikipedia’s article on Russ Yeast, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

College career

Yeast played college football at Louisville from 2017 to 2020 before transferring to Kansas State for the 2021 season.

Personal life

Yeast's father, Craig, was a star receiver at the University of Kentucky before playing professionally in the NFL and the Canadian Football League. Yeast's mother, Tori Tillman Yeast, played basketball at Kentucky. His sister, Kiyah, is a sprinter on the Louisville track team.

From Wikipedia’s article on Russ Yeast, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹