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Campbell University

2021 Football Roster

11 Roy Yancey

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Opelika, Ala.
  • Highschool Opelika HS / South Alabama

Biography

At South Alabama (2018-20): Played in 19 games and totaled 50 tackles in three seasons with the Jaguars…Totaled two tackles in eight games in 2020…Saw action in all 12 outings in 2019, making six starts... Recorded 45 total tackles with a pair of those behind the line of scrimmage, while also forcing a fumble and breaking up a pass...Credited with a season-best eight stops and a forced fumble in season opener at No. 24 Nebraska in 2019, matching that number the following week in win over Jackson State…Credited with a redshirt in 2018, making his only appearance of the season in the opener against Louisiana Tech, making three tackles…

Arizona Western CC (2016-17): Chosen second team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American and first-team All-Western States Football League his sophomore season after posting a team-high 94 total tackles with 16.5 TFL, including three sacks...Rated a three-star junior college recruit by 247Sports.com, ranking among the top-10 outside linebackers in the country by the organization as well...Helped AWCC go 9-1 and finish third in the final NJCAA poll after advancing to the national championship game...Part of a Matador team that won the WSFL with a 7-0 record...Helped AWCC rank ninth in the nation in scoring defense, among the top-15 in rushing and total defense and the top-20 in passing yards allowed...Credited with 10 or more stops on four occasions in 2017 highlighted by career high totals of 16 tackles and 5.5 for loss in win over Eastern Arizona CC...Posted 15 stops including three behind the line in season-opening victory at EACC, then ranked 19th in the country...Also recorded 12 tackles in defeats of both Phoenix CC and Mesa CC...Had a team-high eight stops in the national title contest against No. 1 East Mississippi CC...Was credited with 78 tackles including 10 behind the line of scrimmage in earning second-team all-league recognition as a freshman, helping the Matadors to a school-record 11 wins, the WSFL title, a berth in the national championship game and a final NJCAA ranking of third in the country...Recorded 11 stops three times, in wins over Everett (Wash.) CC, Snow (Utah) JC and Glendale (Ariz.) CC...Posted 2.5 tackles for loss against Garden City (Kan.) CC in the national title game as well as in victory over EACC, adding two in season-opening defeat of Iowa Western CC…

Prep/Personal: Earned letters in both football and track at Opelika HS...Earned first-team all-state honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior after recording 79 total stops, with 9.5 TFL, including four sacks, four quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and an interception...Helped the Bulldogs go 9-2 after reaching the second round of the state 6A playoffs...Credited with 158 tackles highlighted by 18 for loss, six sacks and four passes broken up to be named honorable mention all-state as a junior, when he was part of an OHS team that qualified for the state playoffs...As a sophomore, helped the Bulldogs advance to the state championship game after recording 72 stops and five passes defensed…Full name is Roy Delightful Yancey...Born Oct. 14, 1996, in Opelika, Ala....Son of Roy Dolittle and Joann Yancey...Cousin, Tez Dolittle, was a three-year letterwinner as a nose guard at Auburn from 2005-08...
 

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