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Player Dossier
2022-2023UCF
Walter Yates III
LB • 6'1" • 219 lbs • Gulf Breeze, FL, USA
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Walter Yates III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Walter Yates III built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Gulf Breeze, FL wearing No. 27, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Walter Yates III's career was his defensive...
Read the storyWalter Yates III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UCF. Walter Yates III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Walter Yates III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · LB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · UCF
- Top game
- Navy
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 68 tackles · LB 154th (top 13%) · Big 12 24th (top 4%) · National 252nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 43 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 10 | 65 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28.9 |
Related Context
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Walter Yates III played LB for UCF. Across 2 tracked seasons, Walter Yates III recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
UCF paired 7.5 primary output with 19.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · UCF
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
30.4
Usage
5.4
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Villanova: 0. Kansas State: 0. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma: 1.5. West Virginia: 0. Cincinnati: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Houston: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Villanova: 3 by 12.5. Kansas State: 5 by 20.8. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma: 10 by 56.7. West Virginia: 6 by 25. Cincinnati: 13 by 60. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 9 by 37.5. Houston: 12 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
60 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | vs Georgia Tech | L 17-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Houston10+ tackles | W 27-13 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Texas Tech | L 23-24 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Oklahoma State | W 45-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Cincinnati10+ tackles | W 28-26 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs West Virginia | L 28-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 29-31 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Baylor | L 35-36 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Kansas State | L 31-44 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Villanova | W 48-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Walter Yates III story
Walter Yates III built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Gulf Breeze, FL wearing No. 27, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Walter Yates III's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Walter Yates III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UCF
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 7.5 | 19.6 | 5.1 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 2.5 | 30.4 | 5.4 | -5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 2.5 | 30.4 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Navy
Week 12 · L 14-17 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 29-31 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Cincinnati
Week 10 · W 28-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Tech
Week 4 · W 27-10
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs South Carolina State
Week 1 · W 56-10
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Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · UCF
7.5 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
44.4
#2
2023 Postseason · UCF
28.9
2.5 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UCF
28.9
2.5 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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