Player Dossier

2014-2017

UCLA

Kenny Young

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kenny Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

13.1

Efficiency

47.2

Consistency

65.5

Season Value

34.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kenny Young, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · UCLA. Kenny Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

UCLA paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 47.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: USC

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Postseason · UCLA

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

47.2

Usage

13.1

Consistency

65.5

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 2. Texas A&M: 1. Hawai'i: 0. Stanford: 1. Colorado: 1. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 1. Washington: 1. Utah: 1. Arizona State: 1. USC: 3. California: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 9 by 57.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 18.3. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 11 by 55.8. Colorado: 12 by 60. Arizona: 10 by 41.7. Oregon: 12 by 60. Washington: 8 by 43.3. Utah: 12 by 60. Arizona State: 8 by 43.3. USC: 9 by 67.5. California: 15 by 55

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

USC

Best efficiency game

67.5 vs USC

Result
Wed 12/27vs Kansas StateL 17-3599101
Sat 11/25vs California10+ tacklesW 30-2715120.5000
Sun 11/19@ USCSplash gameL 23-2896210
Sun 11/12vs Arizona StateW 44-3786100
Sat 11/4@ Utah10+ tacklesL 17-48127100
Sat 10/28@ WashingtonL 23-4485001
Sat 10/21vs Oregon10+ tacklesW 31-14125100
Sun 10/15@ Arizona10+ tacklesL 30-471010000
Sun 10/1vs Colorado10+ tacklesW 27-23129100
Sun 9/24@ Stanford10+ tacklesL 34-58116100
Sat 9/9vs Hawai'iW 56-2311000
Sun 9/3vs Texas A&MW 45-4421001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UCLA

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUCLA0
2015 Regular SeasonUCLA1201
2016 Regular SeasonUCLA16.54515.915.5
2017 PostseasonUCLA12.547.213.1-4
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA12.547.213.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

USC

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#2

Arizona

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#3

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · UCLA

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.3

#2

2017 Postseason · UCLA

34.5

12.5 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 13.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · UCLA

34.5

12.5 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 13.1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9284

John Curtis · New Orleans, LA

Committed To
UCLA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

199

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kenny Young quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
199