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Player Dossier
2022-2025Missouri
Zion Young
DE • 6'5" • 262 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zion Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Missouri
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Zion Young built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan State and Missouri. The clearest part of Zion Young's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 45
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Zion Young, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Missouri. Zion Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 130
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 26
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Zion Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · DE
- Career Tackles
- 130
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Missouri
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Westlake · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Page · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 2 · Pick 13 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DE 32nd (top 12%) · SEC 111th (top 15%) · National 873rd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 26 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Missouri | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Missouri | 13 | 39 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 45.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 77 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 13 | 38 | 14 | 6.5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
Related Context
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Zion Young played DE for Michigan State and Missouri. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zion Young recorded 130 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Missouri.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Missouri paired 38 primary output with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Michigan State, Missouri.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Missouri
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
11.5
Consistency
69.3
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 3.5. Central Arkansas: 0. Kansas: 3. Louisiana: 2. South Carolina: 5. Massachusetts: 4. Alabama: 4. Auburn: 4.5. Vanderbilt: 1. Texas A&M: 1.5. Mississippi State: 4.5. Oklahoma: 4. Arkansas: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 4 by 51.7. Central Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 2 by 38.3. Louisiana: 3 by 32.5. South Carolina: 3 by 62.5. Massachusetts: 3 by 52.5. Alabama: 5 by 60.8. Auburn: 5 by 65.8. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 27.5. Mississippi State: 4 by 61.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 60.8. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses2.8 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 7-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Arkansas | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 6-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 49-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Texas A&M | L 17-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Vanderbilt | L 10-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Auburn2+ sacks · Splash game | W 23-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs AlabamaSplash game | L 24-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 42-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 29-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 52-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs KansasSplash game | W 42-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Central Arkansas | W 61-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zion Young story
Zion Young built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan State and Missouri. The clearest part of Zion Young's career was his defensive production: 130 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Zion Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Missouri
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 19.6 | 4.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2024 Postseason | Missouri | 16 | 25.5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Missouri | 16 | 25.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 38 | 42.7 | 11.5 | 22 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 38 | 42.7 | 11.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 49 South Carolina
Week 4 · W 29-20 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 4 · L 9-31 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 29 Auburn
Week 8 · W 23-17 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Auburn
Week 8 · W 21-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 58 Mississippi State
Week 12 · W 49-27 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Missouri
38 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Missouri
77
38 primary · 42.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Missouri
45.7
16 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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