Terry Yaki
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 Yaki scoring his first TD at USF | |
| No. 21 – London Royals | |
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| Position: | Runningback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 17, 2018 (aged 42) Osaka, Japan |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Username: | Doomraider |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School |
| College: | University of South Florida |
| ISFL Draft: | 2040 / Round: 5 / Pick: 64 |
| DSFL Draft: | 2039 / Round: 11 / Pick: 85 |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Terry Yaki (born July 17, 2018) is an American football runningback for the London Royals of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) and Berlin Fire Salamanders in the International Simulation Football League (ISFL).
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Early years
Born to Japanese X-League Legend Hayato Arima and US Ambassador Alice Yaki in Osaka, Japan. His proper name is テリー•焼 (Terii Yaki). From a young age Terry Yaki played peewee football with his father being the coach of his teams and teaching him all of his professional knowledge along the way. Yaki then played American Football at Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School. Yaki was reluctant to tryout for the American Football team at his school in his first year due to conflict about following in his father's footsteps. However after accidentally showing the school's coach his hidden talent the coach begged him to join. Yaki reluctantly joined at the beginning of the following season. Starting in his junior year he made it to and won the Christmas Bowl in his first and second year playing at Kitano. He was scouted by several American schools but ultimately took the only FBS offer at South Florida.
College career
Yaki started as a red shirt freshman at USF after quickly proving himself in training camp. In his first season at USF he racked up 1,977 total rushing yards and 16 TDs. In notable breakout games against UCF and ECU he broke 200+ yards and secured vitcory within the first half. This was all despite the waning Charlie Strong's play-calling, which ultimately cost Yaki and the Bulls their chance at a post season. After being ousted from his contract and position as head coach Charlie Strong's poor playcalling was no longer there to bog down Terry Yaki and the rest of the USF offense. The next season Yaki was once again named the starting running back for the Bulls. With the new head coach Jeff Scott leading the way Yaki brought the Bulls' offense to new heights. In the season opener against Memphis Yaki ran for 221 yards and 3 TDs. After a string of weaker in-conference opponents which proved no match, Texas from the Big 12 showed what Yaki was really made of. After amassing 151 yards and 2 TDs, his 49 yard touchdown run on the Longhorn's defense sealed the game. After beating in state rival UCF in the War for I4, Yaki once again showed his mettle against Michigan in the Orange Bowl. He was unanimously voted for the Doak Walker Award after putting up a 2,194 yard season with 21 TDs. Rather than try for the FBS playoffs in his next two seasons Yaki forwent his Junior and Senior year to declare for the 2039 DSFL draft.
College career statistics
| College statistics | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Att | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD | Rec | Yards | TD |
| 2037 (S22) | USF | 14 | 299 | 1977 | 6.6 | 75 | 16 | 8 | 95 | 0 |
| 2038 (S23) | USF | 14 | 307 | 2194 | 7.2 | 88 | 21 | 8 | 60 | 0 |
Professional career
London Royals
Terry Yaki was selected at 85th overall in the 2039 DSFL draft by the London Royals.
- 2039
After playing in all 4 pre-season games Yaki would see his first role as the featured back in London in game one of the 2039 regular season recording 19 carries for 70 yards in his first career win. Yaki would continue to share touches with veteran RB Danny King for the rest of the season. Although he would once again become the featured back in week 3 in a road loss to the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, getting 81% of the carries for 67 yards. Yaki would silently accrue enough yards to approach a 1000 yard season as a rookie. In a week 13 preview of the season 24 Ultimini Yaki and King would run a combined 48 times for 209 yards, with Yaki securing the only TD between the two for that game. The following week in an important game with playoff implications with the Kansas City Coyotes Yaki would break 1000 yards on the season, running for 94 yards and a TD. In the first playoff game of his professional career against the Portland Pythons for the NFC Championship Yaki would run for 122 yards off 15 carries. This performance was capped off with a 52 yard run for a TD that helped strengthen the lead for the Royals. He would then go on to run for 99 yards in Ultimini XXII where the Royals would end up winning their first League Championship.
- 2040
After the departure of Danny King to the ISFL Terry Yaki would take up the role of the lead back on the Royals for Season 25. Through out the rest of the season he would have to split carries with rookie Benny Hana. (Work in Progress)
- 2041
In his final season of the DSFL Terry would remain the featured back of the London Royals and try and bring them to one more Ultimini appearance. (Work in Progress)
Arizona Outlaws
Terry Yaki was selected 64th overall in the 2040 ISFL draft by the Arizona Outlaws.
Berlin Fire Salamanders
In 2042 Terry Yaki was traded to the Berlin Fire Salamanders for a 4th round pick in the 2043 ISFL draft.
DSFL Regular Season Career Statistics
| Career statistics | Rushing | Receiving | Offensive Line | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Att | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD | Pancakes | Sacks Allowed |
| 2039 (S24) | Royals | 14 | 230 | 1032 | 4.5 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2040 (S25) | Royals | 14 | 259 | 1227 | 4.7 | 57 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2041 (S26) | Royals | 14 | 237 | 1203 | 5.1 | 61 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
DSFL Post Season Career Statistics
| Career statistics | Rushing | Receiving | Offensive Line | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Att | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD | Pancakes | Sacks Allowed |
| 2039 (S24) | Royals | 2 | 33 | 221 | 6.7 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2040 (S25) | Royals | 2 | 36 | 194 | 5.4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2041 (S26) | Royals | 1 | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Achievements and records
Awards
- Team
- Ultimini Champion (1): 2039 (S24) (XXII)
- NFC Champion (2): 2039 (S24), 2040 (S25)
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