Bryant Young

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Bryant Young
No. 97
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1972-01-27) January 27, 1972 (age 49)
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Bloom
(Chicago Heights, Illinois)
College:Notre Dame
NFL Draft:1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
As a player:
  • San Francisco 49ers (1994–2007)
As a coach:
  • Notre Dame (2009)
    Graduate assistant
  • San Jose State (2010)
    Defensive line coach
  • Florida (2011–2012)
    Defensive line coach
  • Atlanta Falcons (2017–2019)
    Defensive line coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:89.5
Tackles:618
Games played:208
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Bryant Colby Young (born January 27, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). A first round draft pick out of University of Notre Dame, Young was nominated for the 2019 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[1]

College years[]

Young was a three-year starter for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, lettering all 4 years from 1990 to 1993. As a senior, he was an All-American selection, and had 6.5 sacks and 67 tackles. As a junior, he was an Honorable Mention All-American selection and garnered 7.5 sacks. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1994 with a major in marketing

Professional career[]

He was drafted by the 49ers in the 1st round (7th overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft. Young made Honorable Mention All-Pro by The Associated Press in 1995. Young had his finest statistical season in 1996 recording 84 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 4 passes defensed and 2 safeties, while earning his first trip to the Pro Bowl. In 1997, although Young's sack total dropped to just 4 on the season, he was still a dominant presence on the interior line, helping San Francisco finish first overall in the NFL in total defense that season. Despite his drop in statistical production, he was still widely considered by many to be the best all-around DT in the NFL, despite teammate DT Dana Stubblefield being named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year that same season. Young was leading the entire NFL at the DT position in sacks with 9.5 prior to his season-ending injury suffered on a Monday Night match-up against the New York Giants in week 13 of the 1998 season. The injury to Young's leg was so severe that he needed a metal rod to be inserted in the broken leg. Despite Young's devastating injury coming late in the 1998 season, he came back fully recovered in time for the 1999 season and recorded over 70 tackles, 11 sacks and a safety which earned him his second Pro Bowl. Young also received the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award for his fantastic play that same season. Bryant Young had 89.5 career sacks in his 14-year career with the 49ers, ranking him at 6th all-time in the NFL in career sacks for a player at the DT position, trailing only Trevor Pryce, Steve McMichael, Henry Thomas, and Hall of Famers John Randle and Warren Sapp. He also ranks third on the team's all-time career sacks list placing him behind only DE Tommy Hart and DE Cedric Hardman. Bryant Young also owns the 49ers' franchise record for career safeties, with 3.

Young is a member of the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1990s. Young became eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Young advanced to the semi-finalist stage in Hall of Fame voting in 2020.

NFL career statistics[]

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high
Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Comb Solo Ast Sacks FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
1994 SF 16 44 42 2 6.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 SF 12 28 25 3 6.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1996 SF 16 75 60 15 11.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1997 SF 12 45 39 6 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1998 SF 12 53 42 11 9.5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1999 SF 16 40 36 4 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2000 SF 15 44 32 12 9.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2001 SF 16 37 31 6 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 SF 16 35 28 7 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 SF 16 35 29 6 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2004 SF 16 46 36 10 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 SF 13 36 32 4 8.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2006 SF 16 52 41 11 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2007 SF 16 35 31 4 6.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Career[2] 208 605 504 101 89.5 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 29

Coaching career[]

On January 21, 2010, Young was hired as the defensive line coach at San Jose State University.[3]

On January 14, 2011 Young was hired as the defensive line coach for the University of Florida Gators football team.[4] He re-joined defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, his former position coach with the 49ers. On April 10, 2013 Young abruptly resigned to spend more time with his family.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "7 former 49ers nominated for 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame class". September 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bryant Young Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "San Jose State hires Bryant Young". January 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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