Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Rutgers
Avery Young
DB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Coatesville, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Avery Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Avery Young built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Coatesville, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Avery Young's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Avery Young, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Rutgers. Avery Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 286
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
Avery Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 286
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Coatesville Area · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Coatesville Area · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · DB 18th (top 2%) · Big Ten 13th (top 3%) · National 146th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 59 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8 | 47 | 4 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 62 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 80 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61.7 |
Related Context
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Avery Young played DB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Avery Young recorded -2 rushing yards and 286 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 9.5 primary output with 35.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
33.2
Usage
7
Consistency
66.7
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0.5. Ohio State: 1. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 1. Purdue: 2. Penn State: 1. Maryland: 1. Nebraska: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 9 by 42.5. Ohio State: 9 by 47.5. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 6 by 35. Purdue: 5 by 40.8. Penn State: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 11 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | L 21-28 | 11 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Maryland | W 27-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Penn State | L 7-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 37-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Michigan | L 42-48 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Illinois | L 20-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Ohio State | L 27-49 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Michigan State | W 38-27 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Avery Young story
Avery Young built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Coatesville, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Avery Young's career was his defensive production: 286 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 54 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Rutgers. 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 Avery Young's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 224 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 54 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Avery Young 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
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Rutgers
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8.5 | 27.6 | 4.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 20.1 | 3.4 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 33.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 6 | 31.4 | 8.4 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6 | 31.4 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9.5 | 35.7 | 7 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Penn State
Week 12 · L 10-55 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 13 · L 16-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 2 · W 17-7
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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
@ Purdue
Week 13 · W 37-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 8 · L 15-18 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
9.5 primary output · 35.7 efficiency · 7 usage
61.7
#2
2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
58
7 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
51.7
8.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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