Hall of Fame
Yarberough '01 captained the Leopards' football team in 2000 on his way to ECAC All-Star First Team and Football Gazette's honorable mention All-America status. In his final two seasons, he garnered both All-Patriot League First- and Second-Team selections.
Yarberough was the fourth Lafayette football student-athlete to be named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year. During his senior campaign, he led the league and ranked sixth nationally in receiving yards (1,139) and receptions (77).
The Lebanon, Pa. native earned the Hugh H. "Stoney" Jones '27 Award team MVP award in 2000 and also secured the Charles L. Albert '08 Award presented annually to the most outstanding athlete. In 2000, he earned the George McGaughey Award as the MVP of the Bucknell game after recording one of his top career performances with nine receptions for 124 yards and three touchdowns. He currently ranks fourth on College Hill for career receptions (160), third in career receiving yards (2,385) and 10th in receiving touchdowns (13). Inside the classroom, Yarberough received Academic All-District II honors in 1998.
Yarberough graduated with an A.B. in Economics and Business with a minor in Sociology/Anthropology. After Lafayette, he briefly worked in the financial services industry as a registered representative with ING Variable Annuities. He also played a season of arena football for the Albany Conquest, obtained an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Shippensburg University and moved to Atlanta where he volunteered for a year with homeless-service and youth-development programs. Yarberough followed his Master's degree with a J.D. at Emory University School of Law in 2010. Most recently, he began working for the U.S. Treasury Dept., Office of Chief Counsel, where he litigated cases in the U.S. Tax Court. He currently serves as a managing attorney in Philadelphia, Pa.
