2016 Football

56 Deon Young

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 315
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Inglewood, Calif.
  • High School Cuver City

Biography

2015: Competed in eight games and made four starts…Had a season-high six tackles on the road at Montana…Also registered tackles versus Montana State, UC Davis, Weber State, and Northern Colorado…Tallied three or more tackles four times…Was credited with sacks against Montana and Weber State for a loss of eight yards…Recorded two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.

2014: Appeared in 12 games…Made eight starts…Registered 33 tackles on the season…Was credited with 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry…Had a career-high five tackles at Northern Colorado…Recorded four tackles three times – Cal Poly, UC Davis and North Dakota…Against UC Davis was credited with a career-high 10-yard sack…Had a seven-yard sack versus Eastern Washington…Tallied two or more tackles 10 times…Recorded quarterback hurries against New Mexico Highlands and UC Davis.

2013: Redshirted the season.
High School: A 2013 graduate of Culver City High School...Three-year starter for Jahmal Wright…Named First-Team All-CIF and All-Ocean League twice, First-Team All-California as a junior...Ocean League Defensive MVP...Recorded 38 total tackles and 17 sacks…Team was CIF Finalist his junior year with a 10-4 record.

Personal: Born Deon Christopher Young August 28, 1995 in Los Angeles, Calif....Son of Horace and Derexie Young...Has one sister, D’eva.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    6'1" 291 lbs
    56
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    2014Redshirt Freshman

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    6'1" 291 lbs
    56
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    2015Sophomore

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    6'1" 265 lbs
    56
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    2016Junior

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    6'1" 315 lbs
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