So I did a quick search and found this info on TarHeelBlue.com (emphasis added):

“Personal
Son of Carol and John Yates • Born Taylor Jonathan Yates on May 28, 1987 • Communications major • Most recently read “Call of the Wild” by Jack London • Favorite TV show is “House” • Likes to play golf on his off days • Favorite website is YouTube.com • Favorite NFL team is the Indianapolis Colts • Would most like to appear in “The Amazing Race” and would run it with teammate Ryan Taylor • Has a tattoo of “Y+III,” which both his brothers also have • Favorite cartoon character is Foghorn Leghorn • Started playing football at the age of 4 • Followed the Indianapolis Colts as a kid because he grew up in Indianapolis • Favorite restaurant in Chapel Hill is Sutton’s Drugstore."

Link: http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/yates_tj00.html

“He’s been extremely well-schooled, he’s like an NFL veteran quarterback,” Kennan told National Football Post today in a telephone interview. "He had great coaching at North Carolina. He had to learn coverages and blitzes and protections. He’s very wise about those things, way ahead of where a lot of guys are at that time. I’ve worked with Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington and Drew Brees and T.J. is about as good as anybody I’ve seen. He’s very aware. He can watch film and see exactly what’s going on with coverage. He’s very advanced.

“He’s a very quiet leader and guys have great respect for him. He’d be a good guy for Indianapolis because he could learn from Peyton and he’s one of the few guys who’s smart enough to do what Peyton does and call the plays.”

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Veteran-QB-coach-on-TJ-Yates-Hes-got-plenty-of-arm.html

We talk a lot about upside in the Draft game. The quarterback is a unique position, because it’s one where discussions of upside are not exclusive to the subject of a guy’s size, his arm strength, his inherent accuracy, or his feet. With a quarterback there is an upside associated with how much information a guy can process at one time. There is an upside in how dedicated a guy is at getting every minute detail of the position down. There is an upside associated with how hard a guy is willing to work in order to prepare each week for the game. Those are T.J. Yates’ weapons. They’re his tools.