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Player Dossier
2007-2009Louisiana Tech
Deon Young
S • 5'11" • Hattiesburg, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deon Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nicholls
Player Story
Deon Young built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 25, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Deon Young's career was his defensive production: 10...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2002
Deon Young, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Deon Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Deon Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2007 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Nicholls
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mountain View
- High school pipeline
- Mountain View · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2008 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 61.5 |
Related Context
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Deon Young played S for Louisiana Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Deon Young recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nicholls
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
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Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nicholls
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nicholls: 2. Hawai'i: 1. San José State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nicholls
Best efficiency game
40 vs Nicholls
Player Story
Deon Young story
Deon Young built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 25, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Deon Young's career was his defensive production: 10 interceptions across 9 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Louisiana Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Deon Young's production has multiple signals. With 9 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Deon Young moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 20 | — | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 26.7 | — | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nicholls
Week 3 · W 48-13
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ LSU
Week 11 · L 10-58
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 8 · L 31-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Fresno State
Week 5 · L 6-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · W 17-10 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
65
#2
2008 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
65
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
65
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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