Scott Young (American football)

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Scott Young
No. 71, 79
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1981-07-15) July 15, 1981 (age 43)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Midvale (UT) Hillcrest
College: BYU
NFL draft: 2005  / round: 5 / pick: 172
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:14
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Scott Lewis Young (born July 15, 1981) is a former American football guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. [1] He played college football at BYU.

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Young also played for the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos.

Early life

Young attended Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah, and was a three-year letterman in football. He is the son of a police officer and an elementary school teacher. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer Young is an Eagle Scout with 64 merit badges.

College career

Young was a two-year starter at Dixie State College (when it was still a junior college), and led Dixie with 15.5 sacks as a sophomore. He transferred to Brigham Young in 2002. At BYU, he switched from defense to offense and had one season as a full-time starter, earning All-MWC Second Team honors at guard in 2004. During this time, he was noted to be the strongest football player in the conference, with a maximum bench press of 540 pounds. [2]

Professional career

Projected to be a third-round selection, Young was listed as the No. 8 offensive guard prospect in the 2005 NFL draft by Sports Illustrated . [3] At the 2005 NFL Scouting Combine, he had 43 repetitions of the 225-pound bench press, setting a record at that time, and beating the second-best total that year by 8 repetitions. As of 2018, Young is one of only 17 prospects to repeat more than 40 lifts at the 225-pound (102 kg) bench press at the national combine since 1999. While noted for his upper body strength, his lack of a "dominant base" was criticized by NFL scouts. [4]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		312 lb
(142 kg)		5.06 s1.81 s2.98 s4.37 s7.48 s35 in
(0.89 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		43 reps
All values from NFL Combine [5]

Young announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, April 16, 2009, a month after signing with the Broncos. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dick Harmon: Young made a few believers at NFL combine". Deseret News. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ "SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Breakdown by Position - OG". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2006.
  4. ↑ "SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Scott Young". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Scott Young|BYU, OG:2005 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". Archived from the original on March 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ Williamson, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Broncos add backup lineman". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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