Player Dossier

2018-2022

Rutgers

Avery Young

DB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Coatesville, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Avery Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.8

Efficiency

27.6

Consistency

50

Season Value

23.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Avery Young, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers. Avery Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 7 primary output with 33.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.6 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: Northwestern

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

27.6

Usage

4.8

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 1. Ohio State: 0. Kansas: 0. Buffalo: 0.5. Indiana: 1. Illinois: 2. Maryland: 1. Northwestern: 2. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan: 1. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 8 by 38.3. Indiana: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Maryland: 6 by 35. Northwestern: 10 by 61.7. Wisconsin: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 9 by 47.5. Penn State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Losses0.7 · n=11
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=12

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 11/24@ Michigan StateL 10-14
Sat 11/17vs Penn StateL 7-2031000
Sat 11/10vs MichiganL 7-4294001
Sat 11/3@ WisconsinL 17-3152000
Sat 10/20vs Northwestern10+ tacklesL 15-18107002
Sat 10/13@ MarylandL 7-3465100
Sat 10/6vs IllinoisL 17-3821002
Sat 9/29vs IndianaL 17-2441001
Sat 9/22vs BuffaloL 13-42840.5000
Sat 9/15@ KansasL 14-5531000
Sat 9/8@ Ohio StateL 3-5274000
Sat 9/1vs Texas StateW 35-722001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Rutgers

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers8.527.64.8
2019 Regular SeasonRutgers720.15.4-1.5
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers733.27.10
2021 PostseasonRutgers631.49.1-1
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers631.49.10
2022 Regular SeasonRutgers8.534.97.52.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.

#2

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.

#3

Northwestern

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#4

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#5

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Rutgers

7 primary output · 33.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage

28.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Rutgers

23.3

8.5 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Rutgers

23.2

8.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8389

Coatesville Area · Coatesville, PA

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

286

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 54 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Avery Young quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
286