Willie Young (defensive end)
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Position: | Defensive end / Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Riviera Beach, Florida, U.S. | September 19, 1985||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Palm Beach Gardens (FL) | ||
College: | North Carolina State | ||
NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 213 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Willie James Young Jr.
Early life
Young was born on September 19, 1985, in
College career
Young attended
Professional career
2010 NFL Draft
Young was selected by the
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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6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.83 s | 1.73 s | 2.89 s | 4.56 s | 7.24 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
25 reps | |
All values from |
Detroit Lions
Young spent his rookie season inactive for all but 2 games. He played 14 games in the 2011 season.
Chicago Bears
On March 13, 2014, Young signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Chicago Bears to be a backup behind Lamarr Houston and Jared Allen.[9] In Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, Young notched his first sack of his Bears season in the Bears 20-23 overtime loss. In Week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers, Young notched 2 more sacks on Colin Kaepernick. In Week 3, he continued to rush the quarterback with success against the New York Jets, sacking Geno Smith once in the Bears' 27-19 victory. In Week 4, Willie Young did not notch a sack for the first time in his Bears career, although he did block a Mason Crosby kick. In Week 5 at the Carolina Panthers, he sacked Cam Newton once, although the Bears lost the game 24-31. In Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons, he notched 2 more sacks in a Bears 27-13 victory over the Falcons. Unfortunately, the Chicago Bears defensive unit had increased injury and performance issues throughout the year which led to decreased production as a whole. Young went on to gain three more sacks throughout the season against the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, and New Orleans Saints. Willie Young ended the season with a career-high and team high 10 sacks.[10]
With the Bears switching to a 3-4 base, Young was converted to outside linebacker in 2015. He recorded a sack in five consecutive games (weeks eleven to fifteen), the third player in franchise history to do so after Steve McMichael and Brian Urlacher.[11]
On July 30, 2016, Young agreed to a two-year contract extension.[12]
On October 10, 2017, Young was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn triceps.[13]
On February 28, 2018, Young was released by the Bears.[14][15]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2010 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | DET | 14 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | DET | 16 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | DET | 16 | 15 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | CHI | 15 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | CHI | 15 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | CHI | 16 | 12 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | CHI | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
98 | 45 | 186 | 122 | 64 | 32.0 | 44 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2011 | DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Profile". rostermon.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c Willie Young, NC State, retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ 2006 Cumulative season Statistics, NC State, retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ Willie Young, The NFL Draft Scout, retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Willie Young Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Willie Young - 2010 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile", NFLDraftScout.com
- ^ Huffington Post, retrieved August 24, 2013
- ^ "Bears sign DE Young, WR Hixon". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- NFL.com. Archived from the originalon October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (February 10, 2016). "Position focus on Bears linebackers". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ Meyer, Max (July 30, 2016). "Willie Young, Bears agree to two-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (October 10, 2017). "Roster Moves: Bears put Young on injured reserve". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Wiltfong Jr, Lester (February 28, 2018). "Chicago Bears have released Willie Young". WindyCityGridiron.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (February 28, 2018). "Pace believes Bears need to bolster pass rush". chicagobears.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.