Landon Young
American football player (born 1997)
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Landon Young (born August 21, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the Saints in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.[1]
Caneyville, Kentucky, U.S.
| No. 67 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | August 21, 1997 Caneyville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 321 lb (146 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Lafayette (Lexington, Kentucky) | ||||||
| College | Kentucky (2016–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 6th round, 206th overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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College career
Young was ranked as a five–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.[2] He committed to Kentucky on June 14, 2013.[3] Young would become a captain his senior year of high school for his football team.
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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| 6 ft 6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.00 s | 1.72 s | 2.94 s | 4.89 s | 7.70 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | 34 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4][5][6] | ||||||||||||
Young was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 206th pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft on May 1, 2021.[7] He signed his four-year rookie contract with New Orleans on June 8, 2021.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2021.[9]
On March 18, 2025, Young was re-signed by the Saints to a one-year contract.[10]
