Sam Young (American football)

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Sam Young
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Young with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014
No. 76, 71, 74, 79, 62, 70, 65
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 36)
Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Thomas Aquinas
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:Notre Dame (2006–2009)
NFL draft:2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:92
Games started:21
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Sam Young (born June 24, 1987) is a former

2010 NFL Draft, and played college football at the University of Notre Dame
.

Early years

Young attended

St. Thomas Aquinas High School
.

He was moved to

left tackle and did not allow a sack during his junior and senior years. He was a two-time Florida Class 5A All-state selection. He also practiced the discus throw and won the state title in the shot put
, breaking a school record.

In 2005, he was a Parade All-America first-team selection and received the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year. Following his stellar high school football career, Young was invited to play in the 2006

U.S. Army All-American Bowl
.

College career

Young accepted a football scholarship from the

right tackle) since freshmen became eligible in 1972.[1] He was named first-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News in 2006.[2]

As a sophomore, he started the first two games at right tackle, before being switched to the left side for the remaining 10 contests. As a junior, he started all 13 games at

right tackle
.

As a senior, he started all 12 games at

offensive line
and all consecutive (both were school records at the time).

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 7+5⁄8 in
(2.02 m) 		316 lb
(143 kg) 		34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.24 s 4.87 s 7.73 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)		 29 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[3]

Dallas Cowboys

Young was selected by the

waived on September 5.[7]

Buffalo Bills

On September 6, 2011, he was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[8] He appeared in 4 games and was declared inactive in 12 contests.[9]

In

right tackle in place of an injured Chris Hairston. On October 7, 2013
, he was waived after appearing in four games with one inactive designation.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 8,

right tackle
and was declared inactive in 7 contests.

In

right tackle in place of an injured Jermey Parnell
.

Miami Dolphins

On March 9,

left tackle
because of injuries.

On September 2,

right tackle in place of the injured Ja'Wuan James. He was declared inactive for 6 contests. On March 23, 2018, Young re-signed with the Dolphins on a one-year contract.[14] On September 2, he was released. On September 3, he was re-signed. On October 13, he was released. On October 15, he was re-signed. He appeared in 12 games (one start) and was declared inactive for 3 contests. Against the Green Bay Packers
, he started at right tackle in place of an injured James. He was not re-signed after the season.

San Francisco 49ers

On August 12, 2019, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to replace an injured Shon Coleman.[15] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30.[16] He was re-signed on September 20.[17] He played in 4 games and was declared inactive for 2 contests. He was released on November 7, 2019.

Las Vegas Raiders

On May 5, 2020, Young signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[18] He was released during final roster cuts on September 5,[19] but re-signed with the team two days later.[20] He re-signed with the Raiders on June 7, 2021.[21] He announced his retirement on August 3.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Today's Game". September 20, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sam Young Named First Team Freshman All-American By The Sporting News". December 8, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sam Young Combine Profile". NFL.com. 2010..
  4. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cowboys' future focus: RT Sam Young". ESPN.com. January 13, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Rainer Sabin (September 6, 2011). "Bills claim former Cowboys OT Sam Young". Dallas Morning News.
  7. ^ Watkins, Calvin (September 5, 2011). "Cowboys release Sam Young". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Bills claim Sam Young off waivers". September 6, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Bills claim Sam Young off waivers". ESPN.com. September 6, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jaguars free agents: Sam Young". ESPN.com. February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Poupart, Alain (September 3, 2016). "Dolphins Make Moves To Get Roster To 53". MiamiDolphins.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Add Chekwa And Young". MiamiDolphins.com. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  13. ^ Alper, Josh (December 28, 2016). "Dolphins extend Sam Young through 2017". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Miami Dolphins Re-sign Young". MiamiDolphins.com. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  15. ^ Branch, Eric (August 12, 2019). "Report: 49ers signing OT Sam Young". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "49ers Release Nine Players". 49ers.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "49ers Sign T Sam Young; Place WR Trent Taylor on Injured Reserve". 49ers.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "Las Vegas Raiders announce transactions - 5.6.20". Raiders.com. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "Raiders announce transactions for initial 53-man roster". Raiders.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  20. ^ "Raiders re-sign Wilber and Young; Place Mariota and Muse on IR". Raiders.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "Veteran Sam Young re-signs with Raiders". Raiders.com. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  22. ^ "Raiders tackle Sam Young retires". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. August 3, 2021.
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