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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.

Early years

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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

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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

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Season Team GP Receiving
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2017 Notre Dame 3 4 18 4.5 6 1
2018 Notre Dame 6 7 138 19.7 66 1
2019 Notre Dame 3 6 21 3.5 8 0
2020 Cincinnati 10 29 332 11.4 33 3
2021 Cincinnati 11 28 353 12.6 38 2
Career[8] 33 74 862 11.6 66 7

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-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 s 1.56 s 2.66 s 4.39 s 36.0 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

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Young Jr". nfl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "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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