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Player Dossier
2014-2017UCLA
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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Kenny Young built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 42, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Kenny Young's career was his defensive production: 199...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 122
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Kenny Young, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UCLA. Kenny Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 199
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Kenny Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · LB
- Career Tackles
- 199
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · John Curtis · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- John Curtis · 47 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 22 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 109 tackles · LB 30th (top 3%) · Pac-12 2nd (top 1%) · National 37th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 42 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 90 | 8.5 | 5 | - | 2 | 0 | 75.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 72.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 100 | 7.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 72.1 |
Related Context
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Kenny Young played LB for UCLA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kenny Young recorded 199 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UCLA paired 16.5 primary output with 45 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.
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2017 Postseason · UCLA
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
47.2
Usage
12.7
Consistency
65.5
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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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
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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
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | L 17-35 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs California10+ tackles | W 30-27 | 15 | 12 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ USCSplash game | L 23-28 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Arizona State | W 44-37 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Utah10+ tackles | L 17-48 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Washington | L 23-44 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oregon10+ tackles | W 31-14 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Arizona10+ tackles | L 30-47 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Colorado10+ tackles | W 27-23 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Stanford10+ tackles | L 34-58 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Hawai'i | W 56-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Texas A&M | W 45-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Kenny Young story
Kenny Young built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 42, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Kenny Young's career was his defensive production: 199 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Kenny Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UCLA
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 16.5 | 45 | 15.8 | 15.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 12.5 | 47.2 | 12.7 | -4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 12.5 | 47.2 | 12.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona
Week 5 · W 45-24 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ USC
Week 12 · L 23-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas State
Week 1 · L 17-35 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 12 · L 14-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.
#5
@ BYU
Week 3 · W 17-14
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Havoc Plays
68.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UCLA
16.5 primary output · 45 efficiency · 15.8 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · UCLA
72.1
12.5 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · UCLA
72.1
12.5 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
8
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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