Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2007-2009Louisiana Tech
S • 5'11" • Hattiesburg, MS, USA
Deon Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Snapshot
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...
Read the storyDeon 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.
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Season Ledger
| 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
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.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2007 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 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: LSU
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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3 games
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
20 vs LSU
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 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.
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Louisiana Tech
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#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.
#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
7
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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