Lloyd Yates

Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Position:
WR
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oak Park, Ill.
High School:
Oak Park-River Forest

2017: Redshirt sophomore ... Moved from quarterback to wide receiver during the offseason ... Has not seen game action in 2017.

2016: Redshirt freshman ... Backup quarterback who made his collegiate debut in the Wildcats' win at Purdue ... Awarded Offensive Practice Player of the Week honors by the NU coaching staff following the Illinois game.

2015: Redshirted his freshman season.

High School: Three-star quarterback according to Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 26 overall recruit in the state of Illinois by 247Sports ... Accounted for school-record 72 touchdowns as a varsity player at Oak Park-River Forest (OPRF) ... Named West Suburban Conference most valuable player ... Served as team captain ... Three-time All-WSC honoree ... Named 2013 WSC Silver offensive MVP ... Guided Huskies to 23 victories in three seasons ... Also played basketball for two seasons ... Academic All-WSC honoree ... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Born Lloyd Andrew Yates in St. Louis ... Son of William and Isaure Yates ... Great grandfather, father, brother and a cousin all attended Northwestern ... Competed at OPRF with current NU safety Tommy Odell and fellow 2015 signee Adam Lemke-Bell ... Chose Northwestern over Northern Illinois, Akron, Illinois State and others ... Major is radio/television/film.