Usama Young
Safety | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born: | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 8, 1985||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Largo (MD) | ||
College: | Kent State | ||
NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Usama Young (born May 8, 1985) is a former
Early years
Usama was born in the North East section of
By the time Usama was a freshman in high school he developed a work ethic that would stay with him throughout his football career. As a senior in high school, he was a second team All-State honoree. Young graduated from Largo High School in 2003. He worked as a vendor at
College career
Young was regarded as one of the top defensive prospects to emerge from Kent State in the last three decades. A three-year starter, his collegiate career totals include starting 37 of 45 games, with 198 tackles (129 solo), three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, nine interceptions with 21 yards in returns, 21 pass defenses and a blocked kick.
As a freshman in 2003, Young started 9 of 12 games and had 49 tackles, two interceptions, 8 pass defenses and 2 fumble recoveries. In 2004, Young started 10 games and missed one game due to a hip strain. In those games, Young had 39 tackles and 3 interceptions with 57 return yards. In 2005, his junior year, Young started seven games and had 50 tackles with 4 for losses, 2 interceptions, and 3 passes deflected. A second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection as a senior, Young made a career-high 60 tackles (39 solo) in 2006 as well as 2 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 6 pass defenses, and one blocked punt.[3]
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 | |
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
186 lb (84 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.39 s | 1.46 s | 2.51 s | 4.31 s | 6.65 s | 43 in (1.09 m) |
10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
14 reps | |
Values all from (archived May 1, 2007) |
New Orleans Saints (2007–2010)
Selected in the third round as the 66th overall pick in the
Cleveland Browns (2011–2012)
On July 28, 2011, Young signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.[8] In the 2011 season, Young played all 16 games for the first time in his career and started 8 games. Young made 70 tackles, 1 pass deflected, and 1 interception returned for 28 yards.[7] The following season in 2012, Young played 13 games and started 11 and made 53 tackles, 7 passes deflected, and 3 interceptions returned for 44 yards.[7] The Browns cut Young on April 2, 2013.[9]
Oakland Raiders (2013–2015)
Young signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 9, 2013.[10]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yards | TD | FF | FR | Yards | TD | ||
2007 | NOR | 14 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | NOR | 15 | 2 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2009 | NOR | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | NOR | 11 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | CLE | 16 | 8 | 70 | 51 | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | CLE | 13 | 11 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2013 | OAK | 12 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | OAK | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career[11] | 99 | 29 | 278 | 221 | 57 | 6.0 | 27 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Obituary of Leroi Arthur Young, Jr". Jenkins Funeral Homes, Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Oakland Raiders: Player Profiles: Safety-Usama Young and Safety-Brandian Ross
- ^ a b "Usama Young". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ "Usama Young". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ "Prospect profiles: Usama Young". NFL. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ NFL.com.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (July 29, 2011). "Cleveland Browns reach agreement with free-agent safety Usama Young, formerly of Kent State". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Ruiter, Daryl (April 2, 2013). "Browns Cut Chris Gocong, Usama Young; Sign K Brandon Bogotay". WKRK-FM "92.3 the Fan"/CBS Cleveland. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Sessler, Marc (April 9, 2013). "Usama Young signs contract with Oakland Raiders". NFL. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ "Usama Young Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
External links
- Official site
- Oakland Raiders bio Archived 2013-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Kent State Golden Flashes bio
- Usama Young on Twitter