A dynamic, do-it-all athlete from Pike County made a giant jump towards the top of the 2029 Prep Redzone rankings after a fantastic freshman season in 2025. The 5-foot-11 175-pounder showed tremendous instincts in coverage and held his own against older receivers all season long. He plays hard, understands his role, and broke up passes consistently throughout the 2025 season. In his first season, the promising defensive back made 55 tackles with an eye-opening 20 pass deflections. He played like a seasoned veteran last year and still has his best football way ahead of him. Yates is now ranked as the No. ? player in the state for the 2029 class.

A dynamic, do-it-all athlete from Pike County made a giant jump towards the top of the 2029 Prep Redzone rankings after a fantastic freshman season in 2025. The 5-foot-11 175-pounder showed tremendous instincts in coverage and held his own against older receivers all season long. He plays hard, understands his role, and broke up passes consistently throughout the 2025 season. In his first season, the promising defensive back made 55 tackles with an eye-opening 20 pass deflections. He played like a seasoned veteran last year and still has his best football way ahead of him. Yates is now ranked as the No. ? player in the state for the 2029 class.