Yap to audition for Bengals
Yap will audition as a fullback.
“Defense is no longer in the picture,” said Yap, who departs Monday evening for the Wednesday tryout.
At UH’s pro day in March, Yap went through drills as a fullback. He said continued to train under Chad Ikei, as well as picked up tips from his father, Boyd Yap, a former all-state running back at Kamehameha and Kaiser. Boyd Yap also played for UH.
“He gives me little tips and pointers,” Yap said.
There were four fullbacks selected in the 2015 NFL draft, including former Warrior Joey Iosefa.
At pro day, Yap was credited with 4.74 in the 40, matching Michael Burton’s time. The Detroit Lions picked Burton in the fifth round. Yap benched 225 pounds 28 times, but was credited with 24 reps because he did not fully lock his arms. Iosefa, of course, led all running backs and fullbacks with 30 reps at the NFL combine.
Of this tryout, Yap said: “I’m stoked.”
Morning u’all there in Hawaii.
It certainly is easier to tap onto the WB when the Advertiser puts it on the blog list online.
Good luck to Beau Yap.
Wishing for the best for Beau! He was the definition of hard work and class for UH from day 1 with program.
Good Morning Gangeez! 😉
That’s great news for Yap. Having watched him since his days Kamehameha Kapalama, he’s shown that he’s a tremendous athlete with great quickness and a non-stop motor.
His dad, Boyd, was one of the greatest high school running backs in the history of the state. I like Beau’s chances very much and wish him the best of luck. He’s definitely a guy who belongs somewhere at the next level.
“his days at Kamehameha Kapalama” that should read above.
Hey gigi! Nice to see you here again.
That’s a good reason to root forthe Cincinnati Bengals this fall 🙂
Thilly computer. Thought I hit the space bar correctly…
Good luck to Yap…Fullback is his natural position…It’s in his DNA.
Yap aint going to make it……hope he’s got other plans for his life he’s a long shot to make it the NFL…..there comes a time in your athletic career when you gotta say time to hang it up
Good Morning Hawaii. Let’s Geau Beau!
Hey DPK, Good Morning! How would you compare Boyd and Igber?
Aloha 3 prong! 😉
Boyd was a very shifty runner, could freeze defenders, cut on a dime and get yardage. I watched the first varsity game Boyd played in as a sophomore and he was phenomenal.
Not too familiar with Igber, but I think the two were comparable – both among the best ever to carry a ball in Hawai’i. Some wondered how good Igber could have been if he had a big line to run behind, and Igber’s college career ended with a Hula Bowl appearance. I believe Igber still has the ILH single season rushing record.
Wasn’t there a story about Igber training by chasing after chickens?
Chasing chickens would be a great way to get your quicks on. Them lil birds can haul a$$.
I wonder how many he caught?
“Rocky Balboa” trained by chasing chickens.
Good Luck to Beau Yap !!!
Don’tnknow about chickens ST, but I do know as small as he was, i think he was still bigger than a few of his lineman.
Speaking of great Raider alum, My daughter is returning from Big Island and Kanoe Kamanao is the flight attendant. Great Wahine setter that one.
Good morning everyone!
Best of luck to Beau Yap!
What year did Boyd graduate from Kaiser?
Boyd grad 1980 but the way I heard it he went back to Kamehameha and graduated there.
Best of luck to Beau Yap. I remember both he and Moses Samia turning down offers from Baylor, in favor of UH.
I remember Boyd Yap being mentioned even before he entered Kamehameha. He was an outstanding running back for the Manoa Paniolos Pop Warner team back in the mid 70s, and there was even a blurb in the old Star Bulletin (?) when he chose to play at Kapalama. Kamehameha also had a running back by the name of Kaulana Park who was like a men among boys at 6.3 220 lbs. He went on to have a fine career at Stanford.
Great news about Beau Yap! Congratulations to the USA Volleyball Team in their sweep last night! …. http://hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?kludgefix
Thanks again to the poster of the “?php” (or “?” followed by any string of characters) trick to getting the Warrior Beat to show all the blogs. Probably others already figured this out, but the same problem exists for all of the Hawaii Warrior World webpages, and the same solution works.
http://www.scout.com/college/hawaii/story/1551992-bernard-a-possible-late-addition-for-hawaii
Going back to the previous blog towards the end, where there was question of mistaken identity. Maybe there is, maybe there isn’t-IDK. But here is the source that I read.
Triple Crown bid attempt begins in a few minutes.
Let’s hope for history.
Seriality to place
Great post! Bruddha Boyd played in what I call the golden era of HS football. Almost 30k at the prep bowl. Boyd broke ankles before the term was even coined. At UH we use to hit bowls in the morning for some big south swells, until we got a note from Uncle Dick saying there was no surfing during season…..
Btw, Boyd was two-time first team all state, 3 time all-ILH….
Good Luck Beau!
Imua, Beau.
Re-If Chad Ikei is the panacea to former players conditioning and pursuits then why doesn’t Chow reach out and enlist the trainers help?
In today’s blog, again, I read how a former player looked for Ikei’s help/services. This follows a long list of players that have done likewise. There must be something alluring where so many players are on Ikei’s trail.
Chow (and Matlin) should make inquiries.
First he (they) should ask the former players that have gone to Ikei for feedback, comparisons,suggestions.
Second he (they) should have the mindset of building a better team.
Forget what he has now (in Beemer), Chow should strive for better.
Getting Ikei for weekly instructions between now and the season will go a long way. 1-Players would benefit. 2-Current conditioning staff can make observations.
3-The public’s support/interest could be heightened seeing that Chow is making a practical move.
Doing nothing is a shame if the possibility exist that Ikei is willing to help out.
If the public sees Chow swinging for the fences-it wins support, sells tickets and benefits the players.
A fundraiser to pay Ikei’s salary for a few months would swell overnight.
Donors can see that this is as money well spent.
And most of all Chow and his team could enter the season with a little more spring in their step. With this said Chow should reach out for Ikei.
Ikei may be the “name” everybody recognize cause of him being a former world class weightlifter and constant mention of the name by Miano but he is not the only game in town. There are other personal trainers that can be more football related( think former UH DB Kenny Patton is a personal trainer) and there is also Tactical Strength and conditioning(which I heard good things about too).
check out Tactical’s client:
http://www.tacticalstrength.com/clients.html
Re pollypicador/subject WR. Interesting that Hawaii is offering a scholie to a WR at this late date. I would have thought NT/DT might be an area to focus since the Warriors were vulnerable to the run last season. The Warriors also needs to improve their pass rush. Yet, the Hawaii coaching staff appears to be focusing on WR when also considering their 2016 recruiting starts with Kalakaua Timoteo, an early WR commit, plus another “seven” WR offers (to date).
UH is focused on two D-linemen.
UH is focused on a receiver only it’s a different player and not projected to play receiver.
It is important to remember that a UH employee cannot run a private business on state property. I hope that answers someone’s question.
True, Kenny Patton does an excellent job.
Others rave about Daniel Mar Chong, who works out of Dole Cannery facility.
Guud Evening Tsaikos…bootiful night.
David Rozitis…strikes back..
http://hawaiiwarriorworld.com/court-sense/rozitis-issues-statement/
Ben Clarke, when asked about his 4 years at UH, mentioned the conditioning workouts the team has at Waikiki Beach. Unique (and taxing) training that you won’t find elsewhere.
Chow is fully aware of Chad Ikei and his resume which includes training nearly 200 NFL players. Let’s just say Chow wasn’t interested at the time and leave it at that.
Speaking of strength coaches, what happened to Mel de Laura? He wasn’t retained at SMU.
People may not remember, but current Punahou HC Kale Ane was once the UH Strength Coach under Wags.
Actually, Kale was already there with Tomey.
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