Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil

Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil is a former American football outside linebacker for National Football League. He played college football at the University of Maryland College Park where he was a pre-season selection in 2014 for the Butkus Award as the best linebacker in college football. As of 2019 he was working in real estate.

Early life

Cudjoe-Virgil attended and played high school football at Towson High School.

College career

Seton Hill University

Freshman season (2010)

As a freshman at Seton Hill University, he played in 10 of 11 games and posted 14 tackles on the year. He contributed on special teams.

As a sophomore he was elected team captain in the spring. Played all 11 games at Defensive End. Posted 44 tackles, including 8 tackles for loss and 5 sacks. Currently holds the single season school record for blocked kicks in a season including a record of two in one game.

Maryland

Junior season (2012)

As a junior, he transferred to the University of Maryland College Park and joined the team as a walk-on where he redshirted
due to NCAA transfer rules. Earned a scholarship prior to the 2013 season.

Redshirt junior season (2013)

As a redshirt junior he was elected team captain. Cudjoe-Virgil made his Maryland debut against FIU before making his first career start and notching a sack against Old Dominion. He tailed 7 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 3 tackles for loss against Connecticut
. Cudjoe-Virgil recorded his first interception against West Virginia. After 6 games he suffered a season-ending injury.

Redshirt senior season (2014)

As a redshirt senior he was one of 51 selected in the preseason for the Butkus Award watch list for the best linebacker in college football.
Elected team captain, Cudjoe-Virgil suffered a foot injury during training camp and missed the first 3 regular season games.
He appeared in 9 games and recorded 2 sacks and 2.5 TFL. After his redshirt senior season, Cudjoe-Virgil entered the 2015 NFL draft.

Professional career

Cudjoe-Virgil was selected to participate in the 2015 NFL Combine. He was unable to participate due to injury. He bench pressed 225 lbs 25 times. At pro-day, he was clocked in at 4.5 to 4.6 in the 40 yard dash by NFL scouts.
The Tennessee Titans signed Cudjoe-Virgil after the 2015 NFL draft to a 3-year 1.56M contract. After a strong mini-camp by national writers, he appeared in his first preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on 14 August 2015. He suffered a torn hamstring and was placed on injured reserve. Cudjoe-Virgil made his debut for the Tennessee Titans week 12 on 29 November 2015. In week 14 he suffered a season ending torn patella tendon. He was placed on injured reserve for the remainer of the season.
Cudjoe-Virgil suffered a re-tear of his torn patella tendon during rehabilitation and missed all of the 2016 season. He was released by the Tennessee Titans prior to the 2016 season.