Selvin Young
Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
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Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Jersey Village (TX) | ||||
College: | Texas | ||||
Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||
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Selvin Young (born October 1, 1983) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Texas and then played two seasons He was signed by with the Denver Broncos in the National Football League (NFL) from 2007 to 2008.
Early years
A three-year starter at
College career
As a freshman in 2002 at the University of Texas, Young returned punts and was the backup for
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | ||||||||||
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
4.58 s | ||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine.[5]
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Young was not selected in the draft. As an undrafted free agent, he signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos on May 1, 2007.[4] After impressive performances in the team's exhibition games, head coach Mike Shanahan named Young the #2 running back, behind starter Travis Henry.[6] In Young's first ever start, he notched 120 total yards from scrimmage against the Green Bay Packers, filling in for an injured Henry. He also saw playing time as a kick-off returner.
Young recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game and first career rushing touchdown on November 11, 2007, in an away game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He rushed for 109 yards on 20 attempts. His touchdown run was a 20-yarder in the third quarter of the game. The Broncos won, 27–11, which was their first victory at Arrowhead Stadium since 2002. His two best games of the 2007 season were against the Kansas City Chiefs, when he rushed for over 100 yards and over 5 yards a carry in both contests. Both games were coincidentally the only 100 yard games he had in the 2007 season.
Young finished the 2007 season playing 15 games (8 starts), with 729 rushing yards on 140 attempts (5.2 rushing average) and 1 rushing touchdown. He was the Broncos leading rusher that year.[7]
Young was the opening day starter in 2008, but an injured groin kept him out of 7 or 8 games between weeks 6 and 14. He returned for two more games but suffered what proved to be a career-ending neck injury in the 2nd to last game of the season.[8]
On April 30, 2009, Young was waived by the Broncos.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Selvin Young". Scout.com. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ "Selvin Young". Scout.com. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ a b c d "Selvin Young". Mack Brown - Texas Football. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ a b "Selvin Young agrees to sign with the Denver Broncos". Mack Brown - Texas Football. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ "Selvin Young Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Stapleton, Arnie (2007-09-04). "Broncos' Young Moves To No. 2 Running Back". CBS4Denver. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- ^ Selvin Young
- ^ Klis, Mike (30 April 2009). "Broncos release Selvin Young". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Caplan, Adam (April 30, 2009).Broncos Waive RB Scout.com Retrieved April 20, 2009.