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Jordan Young Career Story

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Player Story

Jordan Young story

Jordan Young built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Arkansas, Cincinnati, and Florida. The clearest part of Jordan Young's career was his defensive production: 104 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 18 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Cincinnati. 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 Jordan Young's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas, Cincinnati, and Florida.

The arc is straightforward: Jordan 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

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

  1. 1

    Florida

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Cincinnati

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Arkansas

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida170.81
2023 Regular SeasonCincinnati820.247
2024 Regular SeasonCincinnati617.12.7-2
2025 Regular SeasonArkansas819.72.92

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oklahoma State

Week 9 · L 13-45 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

74.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 58 Mississippi State

Week 10 · L 35-38 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Houston

Week 4 · W 34-0 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

62.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#4

@ Houston

Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

61.9 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Iowa State

Week 7 · L 10-30 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

54.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Arkansas

8 primary output · 19.7 efficiency · 2.9 usage

49.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati

47.8

8 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 4 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati

41.2

6 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games