Michael Young Jr.
American football player (born 1999)
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Michael Joseph Young Jr. (born February 11, 1999) is an American former football wide receiver who is a free agent.[1] He played college football at Notre Dame and Cincinnati.
St. Rose, Louisiana, U.S.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 11, 1999 St. Rose, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Destrehan High School |
| College | Notre Dame (2017–2019) Cincinnati (2020–2021) |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early years
Michael Young Jr was a 3-star recruit from St. Rose, Louisiana.[2] He played high school football at Destrehan High School.[2][3]
College career
Young committed to Notre Dame on July 20, 2016[4] and played three seasons for the Fighting Irish from 2017 to 2020.[2][5] On April 12, 2020, Young announced his transfer to the University of Cincinnati[6] and played two seasons for the Bearcats from 2020 to 2021.[7] During his college career, Young had 862 yards receiving and 7 touchdowns at both schools. After the 2021 college football season, Young announced he was going to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 66 | 1 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 10 | 29 | 332 | 11.4 | 33 | 3 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 11 | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 38 | 2 |
| Career[8] | 33 | 74 | 862 | 11.6 | 66 | 7 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.54 s | 1.56 s | 2.66 s | 4.39 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 16 reps | ||
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Young went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.[10]
Indianapolis Colts
Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the NFL draft.[11][12] He was waived by the Colts on August 16, 2022.[13]
Houston Texans
On October 27, 2022, Young was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[14] He was released from the practice squad on November 15, 2022.[15]