Dareke Young
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Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
 Young at the Super Bowl LX victory parade | |||||||||
| No. 81 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||
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| Positions | Wide receiver, kickoff returner | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | June 4, 1999 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Middle Creek (Cary, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Lenoir–Rhyne (2017–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 7th round, 233rd overall pick | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Dareke Young (born June 4, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft. Young went to Middle Creek High School in Apex, North Carolina from 2014 to 2017. In high school, he had 29 catches, 502 yards and 5 touchdowns and only had three losses in his career while also earning Academic All-Conference honors.
Seattle Seahawks
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 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 2 in (1.88 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.02 m) | 4.44 s | 1.54 s | 2.53 s | 4.19 s | 6.88 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) | 22 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Young was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, 233rd overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[3] He played in 13 games as a rookie primarily on special teams, but had two catches for 24 yards on the season.[4]
On September 4, 2023, Young was placed on injured reserve.[5] He was activated on November 11.[6] In the 2023 season, he appeared in six games in mainly a special teams role.[7] In the 2024 season, he continued to contribute mainly on special teams.[8]
Young began the 2025 season as one of Seattle's auxiliary wide receivers. He was placed on injured reserve due to a quad injury on November 8, 2025.[9] Young was activated on December 18, ahead of the team's Week 16 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.[10] Young recovered a crucial muffed punt by Xavier Smith in the NFC Championship Game against the Rams, eventually resulting in a 31–27 victory.[11] Young eventually won Super Bowl LX with the Seahawks when they defeated the New England Patriots 29–13. He recorded a tackle in the game.[12]
Las Vegas Raiders
On March 13, 2026, Young signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[13]
