Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Cincinnati
Perry Young
LB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Perry Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Austin Peay
Player Story
Perry Young built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Perry Young's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Perry Young, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Cincinnati. Perry Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 269
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Perry Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · LB
- Career Tackles
- 269
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Austin Peay
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Spain Park · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Spain Park · 26 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · LB 134th (top 11%) · American Athletic 13th (top 3%) · National 188th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 42 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 101 | 9 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 45 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 77 | 8.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Perry Young played LB for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Perry Young recorded 269 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 20.5 primary output with 38.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
38.4
Usage
9.8
Consistency
49.8
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 1. UCLA: 4.5. Ohio State: 0. Miami (OH): 0.5. Marshall: 1. UCF: 1.5. Houston: 2. Tulsa: 0. East Carolina: 2. UConn: 0. South Florida: 1.5. Temple: 2. Memphis: 3.5. Memphis: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 4 by 26.7. UCLA: 3 by 57.5. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 6 by 30. Marshall: 3 by 22.5. UCF: 6 by 40. Houston: 4 by 36.7. Tulsa: 13 by 50. East Carolina: 8 by 53.3. UConn: 3 by 12.5. South Florida: 6 by 40. Temple: 8 by 53.3. Memphis: 5 by 55.8. Memphis: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 11 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/2 | vs Boston College | W 38-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Memphis | L 24-29 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ MemphisSplash game | L 24-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs TempleSplash game | W 15-13 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ South Florida | W 20-17 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UConn | W 48-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 46-43 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Tulsa10+ tackles | W 24-13 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 38-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCF | W 27-24 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Marshall | W 52-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Miami (OH) | W 35-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ohio State | L 0-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs UCLASplash game | W 24-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Perry Young story
Perry Young built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Perry Young's career was his defensive production: 269 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Perry Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2.5 | 25 | 4.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 42.7 | 11.7 | 9.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 28.4 | 6.3 | -8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 20.5 | 38.4 | 9.8 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 20.5 | 38.4 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Austin Peay
Week 1 · W 26-14
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs UCLA
Week 1 · W 24-14
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulane
Week 10 · W 17-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Temple
Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 13 · L 37-40 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Cincinnati
20.5 primary output · 38.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage
67.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
67.4
20.5 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati
60.2
12 primary · 42.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
7
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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