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Before last September, not many people — even hardcore college football fans — knew the name Deon Yelder. Even those inside the city limits of Bowling Green, Kentucky didn’t know much about the Western Kentucky tight end. Up until the start of last season, the Hilltopper was famous for one play: blocking an extra point in a double-OT win over Middle Tennessee State.