2010 Boise State Football Marcel Yates Defensive Secondary
2010 Coaches Profiles
Marcel Yates is in his eighth season as a member of the Boise State coaching staff. Yates, a four-year letterman for the Broncos at defensive back (1996-1999), is in his fifth season coaching the entire secondary after coaching cornerbacks the previous three years. He joined the Bronco staff after two seasons at Montana State, where he served as an assistant secondary coach. Over the past few seasons, Yates has coached one of the top secondary groups in the country. In 2009 the Bronco secondary accounted for 16 of Boise State’s 24 interceptions. The Broncos were led by Kyle Wilson, who earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors after recording 43 tackles, three interceptions and two interception returns for touchdown. Wilson was also voted second-team Associated Press All-American following his senior year. In 2008, Yates led a Bronco secondary that recorded 17 of Boise State’s 22 interceptions. Wilson led the way once again, earning first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors after recording 35 tackles (26 unassisted), five interceptions and 15 passes defended. Wilson ranked second in the WAC in interceptions and tied for 18th-best nationally for passes defended. In 2007 Marty Tadman and Wilson earned first and second-team All-WAC honors respectively. In addition, junior defensive back Orlando Scandrick opted to skip his final season to become eligible for the 2008 NFL draft and was taken in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys. In 2006 Tadman was a second-team All-WAC selection and Defensive MVP of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl while Wilson was named an honorable mention freshman All-American by Sporting News. Two years ago Scandrick was named to a pair of freshman All-America teams after starting 12 of Boise State’s 13 games.
In 2007 Coaching Experience G e r a l d Alexander Boise State became the 2003 2006 Defensive Secondary first Bronco 2003-2005 Cornerbacks defensive back selected in the NFL draft since 2001-2003 Montana State Assistant Secondary 2001 when he was the secondround pick of the Bowl Experience Detroit Lions. 2003 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Alexander, the 2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 61st overall 2005 MPC Computers Bowl pick, is the fifth- 2006 (2007) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl highest Bronco 2007 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl ever chosen 2008 San Diego County Credit Union in the draft, Poinsettia Bowl trailing Ryan 2009 (2010) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Clady (12th), Marcus Koch (30th), David Hughes (31st) and Daryn Colledge (47th). In 2002, Yates helped lead Montana State to an overall record of 7-5, the school’s first Big Sky Conference championship, and its first NCAA Division 1-AA playoff appearance in 18 years. As a player for the Broncos, Yates had an outstanding freshman season, making 70 tackles in 1996. Yates finished his career with 138 tackles (89 unassisted). Following the 1999 season he received the team’s Denny Erickson Memorial Award for Valor. Yates received his bachelor’s degree in social science from Boise State in 2000.
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