Michael Young Jr.

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Michael Young Jr.
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-11) February 11, 1999 (age 25)
St. Rose, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Destrehan High School
College: Notre Dame (2017–2019)
Cincinnati (2020–2021)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Young Jr. (born February 11, 1999) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. [1] He played college football at Notre Dame and Cincinnati.

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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

SeasonTeamGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
2017 Notre Dame 34184.561
2018 Notre Dame 6713819.7661
2019 Notre Dame 36213.580
2020 Cincinnati 102933211.4333
2021 Cincinnati 112835312.6382
Career [8] 337486211.6667

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.56 s2.66 s4.39 s36.0 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.

Indianapolis Colts

Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the NFL draft. [10] [11] He was waived by the Colts on August 16, 2022. [12]

Houston Texans

On October 27, 2022, Young was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. [13] He was released from the practice squad on November 15, 2022. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Young Jr". nfl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Michael Young". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ Nemec, Andrew (May 4, 2016). "Michael Young, 3-star WR, felt 'at home' during Oregon Ducks visit". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ Vorel, Mike (January 31, 2017). "Notre Dame WR commit Michael Young bolstered by uncle, former Colt Joseph Addai". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Michael Young". und.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ Hansen, Eric (April 12, 2020). "Receiver Michael Young leaves Notre Dame to play for Cincinnati". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Michael Young, Jr". gobearcats.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Michael Young Jr.: Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Michael Young Jr. College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ Heltman, Russ (July 31, 2022). "Alec Pierce, Michael Young Jr. Flash Skills Early in Colts Training Camp". SI.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ Hickey, Kevin (August 1, 2022). "Watch: Colts' Michael Young Jr. makes spectacular one-handed catch". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ Stankevitz, JJ (August 16, 2022). "Colts Release WR Isaiah Ford, Waive T Brandon Kemp, CB Alexander Myres, WR Michael Young Jr". Colts.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-27-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. October 27, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (11-15-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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