What is T. J. Yates?
{{Infobox NFL player |name=T.J. Yates |image=T. J. Yates 2014.jpg |caption=Yates with the Falcons in 2014 |current_team=Atlanta Falcons |number= <!--13, 6, 9, 2--> |position=Wide receivers coach <!-- [[Quarterback]] --> |birth_date={{birth date and age|1987|5|28}} |birth_place=[[Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. |height_ft=6 |height_in=4 |weight_lbs=217 |high_school=[[Alan C. Pope High School|Marietta (GA) Pope]] |college=[[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] |draftyear=2011 |draftround=5 |draftpick=152 |pastteams= * [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2013}}) * [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2014}}) * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2015}}) * [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|2016}}) * [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2017}})* * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2017}}) | pastcoaching = * [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2019}})<br>Offensive assistant * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2020}})<br>Assistant quarterbacks coach * [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2021}})<br>Passing game specialist * [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)<br>Wide receivers coach | pastteamsnote = yes |status= |statweek= |statseason= |statlabel1=Pass completions |statvalue1=179 |statlabel2=Pass attempts |statvalue2=324 |statlabel3=Percentage |statvalue3=55.2 |statlabel4=[[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]] |statvalue4=10–11 |statlabel5=Passing yards |statvalue5=2,057 |statlabel6=[[Passer rating]] |statvalue6=70.7 |nflnew=t.jyates/2508123 }} '''Taylor Jonathan Yates''' (born May 28, 1987<ref name=espn/>) is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]] and coach who is the wide receivers coach for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]]. Yates was picked by [[Houston]] in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Yates became a starter after [[Matt Schaub]] suffered a season-ending injury. He threw three touchdowns next to three interceptions in the regular season, but guided the Texans to their first ever playoff