Ben Yurosek
| No. 48 – Minnesota Vikings | |
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 17, 2002 Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, California) |
| College: | Stanford (2020–2023) Georgia (2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Benjamin Yurosek (born March 17, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and Georgia Bulldogs.
Early life
[edit]Yurosek grew up in Bakersfield, California and attended Bakersfield Christian High School.[1] He is the great-grandson of Mike Yurosek, a farmer who invented the baby carrot.[2] As a senior he had 49 receptions for 741 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense and made 81 tackles with 22 sacks and five forced fumbles as a defensive end.[3] He also led Bakersfield Christian to a state championship in basketball.[4] Yurosek was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Stanford over offers from Notre Dame, Washington, and UCLA.[5]
College career
[edit]As a freshman, Yurosek played in all six of Stanford's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season but did not catch a pass.[6] As a sophomore, he caught 43 passes for 658 yards and three touchdowns.[7] Yurosek was named preseason All-Pac-12 Conference and on the watchlist for the Mackey Award entering his junior season.[8][9]
After the 2023 season, Yurosek entered the transfer portal prior to committing to Georgia on February 9, 2024.[10]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.65 s | 1.58 s | 2.70 s | 4.39 s | 7.16 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
Yurosek signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "BCHS two-sport star Yurosek honored as player of the year by Cal-Hi Sports". The Bakersfield Californian. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Benjamin Yurosek - Football 2022". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "2019 Varsity All-Area Football Player of the Year". The Bakersfield Californian. January 21, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Fowler, Ryan (July 29, 2022). "Benjamin Yurosek Could Be The Next Impact Stanford TE". TheDraftNetwork.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Abeytia, R.J. (June 29, 2019). "Ben Yurosek Commits To Stanford Football". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Moore, Jackson (September 2, 2021). "Stanford sophomore TE Benjamin Yurosek ready for starting role". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (June 12, 2022). "Ben Yurosek ranks as one of the top tight ends in the country". SI.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Cal's Scott, Sirmon, Stanford's Kelly are preseason 1st-team All-Pac-12 choices". San Francisco Chronicle. July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Moore, Jackson (July 23, 2022). "Four Stanford offensive stars make award watch lists". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (February 9, 2024). "Ex-Stanford star TE Yurosek commits to Georgia". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Yurosek College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ "Vikings Agree to Terms with 20 Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. April 26, 2025.
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