Usage Score
7.2
Player Dossier
2019-2023Ohio State
Craig Young
LB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Craig Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Efficiency
21
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
14.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas 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.
Craig Young, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Ohio State. Craig Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 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 Ohio State, Kansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Win with 3.5 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
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2023 Postseason · Kansas
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21
Usage
7.2
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 2. Illinois: 0. BYU: 1. Texas: 0. UCF: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Iowa State: 3.5. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 1. Cincinnati: 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. UNLV: 3 by 32.5. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 7 by 29.2. UCF: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 4 by 51.7. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins1.1 · n=7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 49-36 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Cincinnati | W 49-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Kansas State | L 27-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Texas Tech | L 13-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 28-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Oklahoma | W 38-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Oklahoma State | L 32-39 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs UCF | W 51-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Texas | L 14-40 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs BYU | W 38-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/8 | vs Illinois | W 34-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 7 | 1.5 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2.5 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 14 | 31.8 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 8.5 | 21 | 7.2 | -5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 8.5 | 21 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.
#2
Iowa State
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#3
Houston
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#4
Oklahoma
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#5
Maryland
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Ohio State
0 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 2.5 usage
39.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
36.1
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kansas
30.6
14 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 10.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8794
West Bloomfield · West Bloomfield, MI
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
117
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.