Selvin Young
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Houston, Texas, U.S.
.jpg) Young with the Texas Longhorns in 2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | October 1, 1983 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Jersey Village (Houston) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Selvin Young (born October 1, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and played two seasons with the Broncos in the NFL from 2007 to 2008.
A three-year starter at Jersey Village High School in Houston, Texas, Young was rated as a four-star recruit,[1] as well as the fifth best running back in the recruiting class.[2] He signed with the University of Texas at Austin over offers from University of Oklahoma and University of Colorado.[1]
College career
As a freshman in 2002 at the University of Texas, Young returned punts and was the backup for Cedric Benson.[3] The following year, he primarily served as the kick returner and the punt returner.[3] As a junior, Young suffered a season-ending ankle injury during the second game of the season at the University of Arkansas. A medical redshirt was granted for the season by the NCAA. In 2005, Young was the starter for five games, including the national championship game against the University of Southern California, where he rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and set the key block on the famous "fourth-and-five" game-winning touchdown. He finished the season with 461 yards and 8 touchdowns.[3] As a redshirt senior in 2006, Young was the starter for 11 of the 12 games, in a season which culminated with a 10–3 record and a win at the 2006 Alamo Bowl. He finished his career at the University of Texas with 3,060 all purpose yards and 29 touchdowns, which includes 1,713 rushing yards and 25 rushing touchdowns.[3] In December 2006, Young graduated with a degree in liberal arts.[4]