DeAngelo L. Yancey (born November 18, 1994) is an American former professional football wide receiver.

Yancey was a prominent member of the Mays High School football team as an All-Region and second-team All-Georgia selection.

As a senior, he was named a Second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection at wide receiver.

He then attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta,[1] where he was a two-sport star in football and track.

As a sophomore, he led Mays in receiving touchdowns, but the team fell in their first round playoff game.

Mays compiled a 5–5 record and Yancey had 29 catches for over 600 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year.

[1] Yancey played very well as a senior in high school, and he was voted Second-team All-State by the Georgia Sportswriters Association[3] and Class AAAAAA All-Region as a wide receiver.

[6] Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Yancey was not ranked as a wide receiver in the state of Georgia,[7] and the No.

[8] He chose Purdue over a scholarship offers from Buffalo, Florida International, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, NC State and Wake Forest.

He returned to making an impact on November game against Penn State that included an 83-yard receiving yards.

[18] He was named to the 2013 All-Freshman Team by Big Ten Network as a wide receiver.

[19] Yancey entered the season as a preseason candidate to reach 1,000 yards receiving by ESPN.

On September 13, Yancey posted his third career touchdown against Notre Dame, by receiving a second quarter 19-yard pass.

[22] Yancey struggled the rest of the season, recording just 5 receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown over the final 8 games.

[25] On September 19, he connected with quarterback Austin Appleby for 2 receptions for 24 yards against Virginia Tech.

[27] He returned to the field October 3, to post 68 yards on 4 receptions against Michigan State in the 2015 Big Ten Conference season opener.

[37] He posted his first 100-yard game of the season against Cincinnati on September 3, when he tallied 113 receiving yards on 7 receptions.