Yankoff has played at receiver, running back and on special teams after a high school career as a dual-threat quarterback.
UCLA’s versatile Colson Yankoff is part of a deep running back corps this season and also is a PFF All-American Second Team honoree on special teams. A dual-threat quarterback in high school, he has returned seven kicks for 142 yards through the first seven games and has been credited with nine total tackles. Coeur d’Alene High football coach Shawn Amos has lunch with UCLA’s Colson Yankoff whenever he’s back in his Idaho hometown.
Coeur d’Alene, Yankoff’s hometown, is a rapidly growing city in northern Idaho that’s roughly a 3-hour drive from the Canadian border. Football is a big deal there, but Amos, who has been coaching the team since 1997, says the sport still has a small-town feel to it.The coach estimates 18 of his former players are playing college football right now, but Yankoff, who was a four-star recruit in high school, is one of his most successful ones.
Yankoff has never thrown a single pass at UCLA. He was moved to receiver in 2020 and picked up additional duties on special teams and remained there for the 2021 season, as well, until he was moved to yet another position.His trust in the coaching staff and willingness to help them has allowed Yankoff to move throughout the offense without friction.
“Colson’s size, his strength, he’s one of the fastest guys on the team,” Coach Chip Kelly said in late August. “He’s 6-foot-4, he’s 230 pounds. He’s really come into his own as a special teams player and as a running back for us, so we’re really impressed with what Colson has put in during the course of his career here.”
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