#39
Russ Yeast
LAR · 2022–2024CAR · 2024ARI · 2024HOU · 2024CIN · 2025–presentACT
RussYeast#39S
Age
27
May 8, 1999
Height
5'10"
70"
Weight
195
lb
College
Kansas State
2021
Drafted
2022
Rd 7, Pk 253
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$1M
1y · $1.1M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2024 Season

Latest production
Tackles
1
2024
PD
0
regular season
INT
0
regular season
INT Yds
0
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
8%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2021 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Cincinnati Bengals · Safety
S · 0 active weeks
NFL
2024
Houston Texans · Safety
S · 1 active weeks
NFL
2024
Arizona Cardinals · Safety
S · 0 active weeks
NFL
2024
Carolina Panthers · Safety
S · 3 active weeks
NFL
2022–2024
Los Angeles Rams · Safety
S · 36 active weeks
NFL
2021
Kansas State · DB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Round 7, Pick 253
#253 overall by Los Angeles Rams
TeamLAR
Overall#253

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaKansas State Wildcats: K-StateOnline. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.