Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Ole Miss
Teja Young
S • 5'11" • 195 lbs • West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Teja Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Teja Young built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a safety from West Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Teja Young's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Teja Young, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Teja Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 171
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 16
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Teja Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · S
- Career Tackles
- 171
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Palm Beach Lakes · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Palm Beach Lakes · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · S 307th (top 58%) · SEC 290th (top 48%) · National 2,663rd (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 32 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 58 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 58.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 47 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 4 | 55.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 7 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 11.3 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic to Ole Miss | G5/FCS to P4 | 78.7 | May 24, 2023 |
Teja Young played S for Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss. Across 6 tracked seasons, Teja Young recorded 171 tackles and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Florida Atlantic paired 9.5 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10
Usage
1.1
Consistency
4.8
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mercer: 0. Tulane: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Texas A&M: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Mississippi State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mercer: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Vanderbilt
Player Story
Teja Young story
Teja Young built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a safety from West Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Teja Young's career was his defensive production: 171 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 7 interceptions, and 16 passes defended across 49 career games in the available record. That gives Teja Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2018-2022
Opening stop
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Ole Miss
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 6.3 | 0.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2.5 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 21.1 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 21.1 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9.5 | 28.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 28.6 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2 | 10 | 1.1 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 8 · L 9-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida
Week 1 · L 14-35
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Rice
Week 7 · W 17-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 5 · L 28-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#5
@ Charlotte
Week 8 · W 38-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
9.5 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 6.1 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
55.4
9 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
37.5
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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