Usage / Role
28%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Cincinnati
Michael Young
WR • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Saint Rose, LA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Michael Young reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
Michael Young built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Saint Rose, LA wearing No. 8, spending time with Cincinnati and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Michael Young's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Michael Young, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati. Michael Young reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 862
- Receptions
- 74
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Michael Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 862
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Army
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St Anthonys · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- St Anthonys · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 353 receiving yards · WR 305th (top 30%) · American Athletic 31st (top 19%) · National 355th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 34 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 138 | 1 | 29.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 23.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 10 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 25 | 273 | 3 | 67.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 11 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 24 | 298 | 2 | 70.7 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Michael Young
Michael Young played WR for Notre Dame and Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Young recorded 1 rushing yards, 862 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 353 primary output with 74.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.2 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 Notre Dame, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Murray State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
32.1
Efficiency
74.2
Usage
13.5
Consistency
63.7
Best Game by takeover score
Murray State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 55. Miami (OH): 8. Murray State: 67. Indiana: 35. Notre Dame: 36. Temple: 17. UCF: 12. Navy: 13. Tulane: 9. Tulsa: 48. South Florida: 53
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 4 by 91.7. Miami (OH): 1 by 53.3. Murray State: 3 by 100. Indiana: 4 by 58.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 60. Temple: 3 by 37.8. UCF: 1 by 80. Navy: 1 by 86.7. Tulane: 1 by 60. Tulsa: 2 by 100. South Florida: 4 by 88.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29.8 · Games = 10 · -25.2 vs Losses
Losses55 · Games = 1 · +25.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Murray State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Alabama | L 6-27 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 28 |
| Fri 11/12 | @ South Florida | W 45-28 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tulsa | W 28-20 | — | 2 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Tulane | W 31-12 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Navy | W 27-20 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs UCF | W 56-21 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Fri 10/8 | vs Temple | W 52-3 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Notre Dame | W 24-13 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Indiana | W 38-24 | — | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Murray State | W 42-7 | — | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Miami (OH) | W 49-14 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Michael Young story
Michael Young built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Saint Rose, LA wearing No. 8, spending time with Cincinnati and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Michael Young's career was his receiving role: 74 catches, 862 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, 1 tackle, and 257 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2017-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 18 | 31.1 | 9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 18 | 31.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 138 | 50 | 4.8 | 120 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 21 | 18.5 | 11.4 | -117 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 332 | 69.1 | 14.5 | 311 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 332 | 69.1 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 353 | 74.2 | 13.5 | 21 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 353 | 74.2 | 13.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Army
Week 4 · W 24-10
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60
Receiving Yards
89.2 takeover
60 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#2
vs Murray State
Week 2 · W 42-7
67
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Georgia
Week 1 · L 21-24 · Postseason
59
Receiving Yards
84.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 6-27 · Postseason
55
Receiving Yards
84 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 91.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 11 · W 55-17 · Conference game
60
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
353 primary output · 74.2 efficiency · 13.5 usage
70.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati
70.7
353 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
67.8
332 primary · 69.1 efficiency · 14.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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