Texas State Athletics

ACCOLADES
• 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll

2021
Played in 5 games, including 4 starts … All 4 starts were in a row from Oct. 23 vs. Georgia State to Nov. 13 vs. Georgia Southern.

2020
Sat out the season per NCAA rules.

Previous School
Transfer from Arkansas…played in six games primarily on special teams in 2019 as a redshirt freshman…played center against Western Kentucky…played a season-high 10 plays against Colorado State.
 
High School
Three-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals...ranked No. 80 among offensive guards by ESPN...was the No. 176 ranked player in Texas by ESPN...paved the way for 4,262 yards on the ground, including two 1,000-yard rushers as a senior…Yoakum averaged 304.4 rushing yards per game and 9.2 yards per carry…cleared paths for three different players, who combined for eleven 100-yard rushing games…part of an offense that produced 5,565 yards of total offense for a 397.5 per-game average…Yoakum racked up 56 rushing touchdowns and grounded out 300 or more yards in eight different games…the Bulldogs scored 30 or more points in 11 of 14 games and racked up 40-plus points five times…helped his offense rush for a season-high 665 yards and eight touchdowns on 33 carries in the 56-28 win over Giddings…Yoakum rushed for 467 yards in a 40-7 Class 3A, Division I quarterfinal playoff win over Goliad to send the Bulldogs into the semifinals for the second straight year…helped lead the Bulldogs to a 13-1 record, a 6-0 mark in district play, and the UIL Class 3A D-I State Semifinals…Earned All-State First-Team honors as a junior by the Texas Sportswriters Association after grading out at 96 percent, recording 111 knockdown blocks and not allowing a sack during Yoakum’s run to the Class 3A- I state final…played on the defensive line and had 79 tackles and six sacks...Part of an offense that averaged 339.8 yards per game…Named a Class 4A All-State First-Team selection by the Associated Press Sports Editors as a sophomore.