Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:About Vorlage:Infobox college football player Chase Young (born April 14, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He played high school football at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. For his junior season in 2019, Young broke Ohio State's single-season sack record with 16.5, winning him several awards and honors, including being named as a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.
Early career
Chase Young was born on April 14, 1999 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland to parents Greg and Carla Young.[1][2] Young first attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Maryland for two years, winning the 2014 MIAA C Conference championship with them,[3] before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.[1] During his senior season at DeMatha in 2016, he and the team won the state's football championship.[1] Young was considered one of the top 10 players in the nation, and was named Washington PostVorlage:'s all-metropolitan defensive player of the year, as well as included on the U.S. Army All-American and American Family Insurance all-USA Football teams.[1] In November 2016, Young committed to play college football at Ohio State, choosing them over Alabama, Arizona State, Boston College, and California.[4]
College career
As a freshman at Ohio State, Young recorded four sacks.[5] During his sophomore season, Young sprained both ankles but still managed to record 10.5 sacks on the season.[6] He came on strong after fellow defensive end Nick Bosa was injured in the latter part of the season, recording three sacks in the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game against Northwestern.[7][5]
During his junior season, Young tied Ohio State school records for single-game sacks (four) and tackles for loss (five) in a win against Wisconsin.[8][9] After the game, OSU head coach Ryan Day called Young the "most dominant player" in all of college football.[10] In November 2019, he was suspended for two games for getting an unauthorized loan from a family friend.[11] For his first game after returning, Young recorded three sacks against Penn State. He ended the season with 16.5 in total, which broke a single-season school record that was previously held by Vernon Gholston (2007).[12]
Young won several awards and honors for his 2019 season, including the Chuck Bednarik Award,[13] Ted Hendricks Award,[14] Bronko Nagurski Trophy,[15] Chicago Tribune Silver Football,[16] Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year,[15] and Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year.[15] He was unanimously named to the 2019 College Football All-America Team and first-team All-Big Ten,[17] In addition, he finished as a runner-up for the Maxwell Award, as well as fourth in Heisman Trophy voting behind quarterbacks Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, and Justin Fields.[18][19]
Young declared for the 2020 NFL Draft in January 2020, and is projected to be a top-five selection.[20][21][22] As a student, he chose to major in criminology.[2]
| Season | Tackles | Sacks | Fumbles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Total | Yards | FF | FR | |
| 2017 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32 | 14 | 48 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 117 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 68 | 30 | 98 | 31 | 30.5 | 197 | 8 | 0 |
References
External links
- ↑ a b c d Chase Young - Football. In: OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
- ↑ a b Dominant Defender Chase Young Departs for NFL Draft. In: OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Abgerufen am 10. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Tom Worgo: Pallotti football relies on running game, defense to defeat AACS for MIAA C Conference title. In: Baltimore Sun. Abgerufen am 7. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Chase Young, DeMatha Catholic, Weak-Side Defensive End. In: 247Sports.com. Abgerufen am 10. Mai 2019.
- ↑ a b Brett Ludwiczak: Ohio State defensive end Chase Young is ready to build off a breakout sophomore season. In: Land Grant Holy Land. 17. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 10. Mai 2019.
- ↑ Colin Haas-Hill: K.J. Hill, Chase Young and J.K. Dobbins Could Break or Tie Ohio State Individual Records in 2019. In: Eleven Warriors. 10. Mai 2019, abgerufen am 10. Mai 2019.
- ↑ Kyle Rowland: Ohio State defensive end Chase Young wants to be the best. In: Toledo Blade. 10. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 10. Mai 2019.
- ↑ Josh Planos: Ohio State's Chase Young Is Playing Like A Heisman Contender. In: FiveThirtyEight. ABC News Internet Ventures, 29. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 14. November 2019.
- ↑ Heisman Watch: Chase Young Crashes Quarterback Party. In: ESPN. 29. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 14. November 2019.
- ↑ Chris Hummer: Chase Young is on a historic, Heisman-worthy pace. In: 247Sports.com. 28. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 14. November 2019.
- ↑ Nick Shook: NCAA rules Ohio State's Chase Young to miss 1 more game. In: NFL.com. 13. November 2019, abgerufen am 13. November 2019.
- ↑ Joey Kaufman: Chase Young a Heisman finalist despite playing defense, being suspended. In: Buckeyextra.com. The Columbus Dispatch, abgerufen am 24. Dezember 2019.
- ↑ Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award. In: OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Jarrod Clay: Chase Young wins 2019 Ted Hendricks Award. In: ABC 6. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ a b c Dean Straka: Ohio State DE Chase Young wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy. In: 247 Sports. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Teddy Greenstein: Chase Young is the 2019 Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner — and the 1st Ohio State defensive player to win the award in its 95-year history. In: Chicago Tribune. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors. In: BigTen.org. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Wynn Sarah: Ohio State defensive end Chase Young forgoing senior season, entering NFL Draft. In: abc6onyourside.com. Abgerufen am 7. Januar 2020.
- ↑ ESPN News Services: Bayou bliss: LSU QB Joe Burrow takes home Heisman. In: ESPN. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ ESPN: Ohio State DE Chase Young announces he's entering NFL draft. In: ESPN. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Nick Shook: Ohio State DE Chase Young declares for 2020 draft. In: NFL.com. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.
- ↑ Mel Kiper Jr.: Kiper's 2020 NFL draft Big Board rankings: Top 25 prospects overall and top 10s at every position. In: ESPN. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2020.