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American football player (born 2000)
American football player
Byron Young
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Position:
| Defensive tackle
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Born:
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2000-11-10
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November 10, 2000
(age 23)
Laurel, Mississippi
, U.S.
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Height:
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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Weight:
| 292 lb (132 kg)
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High school:
| West Jones
(Laurel, Mississippi)
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College:
| Alabama
(2019?2022)
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NFL draft:
| 2023
/ Round: 3 / Pick: 70
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Roster status:
| Active
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Player stats at
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Byron Young
(born November 10, 2000) is an
American football
defensive tackle
for the
Las Vegas Raiders
of the
National Football League
(NFL). He played
college football
at
Alabama
.
Early years
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Young grew up in
Laurel, Mississippi
and attended
West Jones High School
. He committed to play football for the
Alabama Crimson Tide
.
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College career
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In his collegiate career, he totaled 130 tackles, 20 being for a loss, 7.5 sacks, 3 pass deflections, a forced fumble, and a recovery.
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His best collegiate year occurred in 2022 where he posted 48 tackles, 5.5 going for a loss, 4 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and a forced fumble. For his performance, he was named to the Second Team All-SEC.
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On January 5, 2023, Young declared for the
2023 NFL draft
.
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Professional career
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Young was drafted by the
Las Vegas Raiders
in the third round, 70th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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He was placed on the
physically unable to perform
list on July 21, 2023.
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On August 6, 2023, Young was activated after passing a physical.
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References
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Potter, Charlie (July 4, 2018).
"Alabama lands midnight commitment from 4 star DE Byron Young"
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247Sports.com
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
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Suss, Nick (February 6, 2019).
"Signing Day, Top prospect Byron Young signs with Alabama"
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Clarion Ledger
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
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"Byron Young College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits"
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College Football at Sports-Reference.com
. Retrieved
July 25,
2023
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"2022 Alabama Crimson Tide Stats"
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College Football at Sports-Reference.com
. Retrieved
July 25,
2023
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Mellor, Sam (December 26, 2022).
"2022 All SEC College Football Team and Individual Honors"
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College Football Network
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
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Smith, Stephen M. (January 5, 2023).
"Alabama veteran DL Byron Young declares for NFL Draft"
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Touchdown Alabama
. Retrieved
July 25,
2023
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"Byron Young Draft and Combine Prospect Profile"
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NFL.com
. Retrieved
April 17,
2023
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"2023 NFL Draft Scout Byron Young College Football Profile"
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DraftScout.com
. Retrieved
April 17,
2023
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Gossen, Rachel (April 28, 2023).
"Raiders select DT Byron Young with the No. 70 pick"
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Raiders.com
. Retrieved
July 25,
2023
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"Raiders' Byron Young: Opens camp on PUP list"
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CBSSports.com
. July 21, 2023
. Retrieved
September 30,
2023
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"Raiders' Byron Young: Passes physical"
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CBSSports.com
. August 6, 2023
. Retrieved
September 30,
2023
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