Player Dossier

2018-2022

Iowa State

Datrone Young

DB • 5'9" • 179 lbs • Delray Beach, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Datrone Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

5

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

16.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Iowa State • Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

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.

Datrone Young, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Duke. Datrone Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Duke paired 9 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Duke.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Win 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.

2022 Regular Season · Duke

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

5

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Temple: 0. Northwestern: 3. Unknown: 0. Kansas: 0. Virginia: 0. Georgia Tech: 2. North Carolina: 0. Boston College: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Wake Forest: 1

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. Temple: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 2 by 38.3. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 5 by 20.8. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 32.5. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Pittsburgh: 5 by 40.8. Wake Forest: 10 by 51.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=4 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Wake Forest

Result
Sat 11/26vs Wake Forest10+ tacklesW 34-31104001
Sat 11/19@ PittsburghL 26-28540011
Sat 11/12vs Virginia TechW 24-731001
Fri 11/4@ Boston CollegeW 38-3122000
Sun 10/16vs North CarolinaL 35-3811000
Sat 10/8@ Georgia TechL 20-2332101
Sat 10/1vs VirginiaW 38-1720000
Sat 9/24@ KansasL 27-3555000
Sat 9/17vs Unknown44000
Sat 9/10@ NorthwesternW 31-2321003
Fri 9/2vs TempleW 30-032000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Duke

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State2101.3
2019 PostseasonIowa State29.91.80
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State29.91.80
2020 PostseasonIowa State316.83.71
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State316.83.70
2021 PostseasonIowa State516.33.52
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State516.33.50
2022 Regular SeasonDuke923.354

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#2

Oregon

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#3

Northwestern

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#4

Baylor

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Duke

9 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 5 usage

16.4

#2

2021 Postseason · Iowa State

11

5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Iowa State

11

5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8194

Atlantic · Delray Beach, FL

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

127

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
127