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Scottie Young Jr. Career Story

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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. 1

    Arizona

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonArizona4.526.66.5
2017 Regular SeasonArizona4.526.66.50
2018 Regular SeasonArizona828.273.5
2019 Regular SeasonArizona6.528.36.2-1.5
2020 PostseasonWest Virginia016.72.6-6.5
2020 Regular SeasonArizona016.72.60
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia518.73.35
2021 Regular SeasonArizona518.73.30

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