Usage / Role
32%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Arizona
Scottie Young Jr.
S • 5'11" • 204 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Scottie Young Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a safety
lowelite
Reliability
37
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona • West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Scottie Young Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from San Diego, CA wearing No. 19, spending time with Arizona and West Virginia. The clearest part of Scottie Young Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Arizona
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Scottie Young Jr., S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona. Scottie Young Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 191
- TFL
- 10
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Scottie Young Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · S
- Career Tackles
- 191
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Arizona
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Helix · Arizona
- High school pipeline
- Helix · 34 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · S 185th (top 36%) · Big 12 93rd (top 21%) · National 1,271st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 48 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 8 | 35 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 63.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 66 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 10 | 33 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.7 |
Related Context
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Scottie Young Jr. played S for Arizona and West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Scottie Young Jr. recorded 191 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Arizona paired 8 primary output with 28.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona, West Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
18.7
Usage
3.3
Consistency
10
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. Maryland: 1. Long Island University: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 2. Texas Tech: 0. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas State: 2. Texas: 0. Kansas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Long Island University: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 7 by 29.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 32.5. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 5 by 20.8. Kansas State: 4 by 36.7. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | @ Kansas | W 34-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Texas | W 31-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 17-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Oklahoma State | L 3-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Iowa State | W 38-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Texas Tech | L 20-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 13-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Virginia Tech | W 27-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Long Island University | W 66-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Maryland | L 24-30 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Scottie Young Jr. story
Scottie Young Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from San Diego, CA wearing No. 19, spending time with Arizona and West Virginia. The clearest part of Scottie Young Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 191 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Arizona. 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 Scottie Young Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona and West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Scottie Young Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Arizona
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
West Virginia
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 4.5 | 26.6 | 6.5 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 4.5 | 26.6 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 8 | 28.2 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona | 6.5 | 28.3 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 0 | 16.7 | 2.6 | -6.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | 16.7 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 5 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona | 5 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 6 · W 45-42 · Conference game
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon
Week 12 · L 6-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs California
Week 6 · W 24-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 3 · W 28-14
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 9 · W 44-15 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Arizona
8 primary output · 28.2 efficiency · 7 usage
63.7
#2
2020 Postseason · West Virginia
46.1
0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Arizona
46.1
0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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