Avery Young
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| Born: | November 12, 1992 Offensive tackle | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
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Avery Young (born November 12, 1992) is an
College career
At Auburn University, Young was a three-year starter at both tackle and guard and served as the starting right tackle during his senior year.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
328 lb (149 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
5.39 s | 1.89 s | 2.95 s | 4.90 s | 8.22 s | 25.0 in (0.64 m) |
8 ft 1 in (2.46 m) |
20 reps | |
| Sources:[1][2] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
Young signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[3] He suffered a knee injury at his Pro Day and spent his entire rookie season on the Saints' non-football injury list. On February 27, 2017, Young was released by the Saints.[4]
Miami Dolphins
On March 21, 2017, Young signed with the Miami Dolphins.[5] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[6]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On December 20, 2017, Young was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 3, 2018.[8] He was waived on April 30, 2018.[9]
Seattle Seahawks
On May 7, 2018, Young signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[10] He was waived/injured on August 1, 2018 and placed on injured reserve.[11] He was released on August 14, 2018.
Birmingham Iron
In 2019, Young joined the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.[12]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Young signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
St. Louis BattleHawks
In October 2019, Young was picked by the
New York Guardians
On January 17, 2020, Young was traded to the
The Spring League
Young was selected by the Conquerors of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020.[16] His contract was terminated when the league suspended operations in 2021.
Vegas Vipers
Young was selected by the
References
- ^ "Avery Young Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft Scout Avery Young College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Saints Add 19 Undrafted Free Agents". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ^ Katzenstein, Josh (February 27, 2017). "New Orleans Saints waive offensive lineman Avery Young". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Omar (March 21, 2017). "Dolphins sign offensive lineman Avery Young, a former Palm Beach Gardens High standout". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 20, 2017). "Standout Rookies Among Five Bucs Headed to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 3, 2018). "Bucs Sign Eight to Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (April 30, 2018). "Bucs Add 14 Undrafted Free Agents". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 7, 2018). "Seahawks Sign Five Tryout Players From Rookie Minicamp". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 1, 2018). "Seahawks Sign Guard J.R. Sweezy, Waive/Injured Guard Avery Young". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (January 30, 2019). "Birmingham Iron sets roster for inaugural season". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ @XFLBattleHawks (January 18, 2020). "🚨Trade Alert🚨 We have acquired CB David Rivers & OT Brian Wallace from New York for OG's Avery Young & Dejon Allen. #ForTheLoveOfFootball x #ClearedToEngage" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ @TheSpringLeague (October 12, 2020). "The Conquerors #TSL2020 Offensive Line" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
- Auburn Tigers bio Archived September 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine