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Player Dossier
2021-2022Tennessee
Byron Young
DL • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Georgetown, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Byron Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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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: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Byron Young built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Georgetown, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Byron Young's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 77
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Byron Young, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee. Byron Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 23.5
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 22
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Byron Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DL
- Career Tackles
- 82
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Alabama
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 14 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DL 96th (top 10%) · SEC 119th (top 20%) · National 1,025th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 10 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 38 | 9 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 14 | - | 0 | 71.8 |
Related Context
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Byron Young played DL for Tennessee. Across 2 tracked seasons, Byron Young recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Tennessee paired 27 primary output with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.7
Efficiency
46.2
Usage
13.4
Consistency
71
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 3.5. Tennessee Tech: 0. Florida: 0. Missouri: 3. South Carolina: 3.5. Ole Miss: 3. Alabama: 5. Kentucky: 4. Georgia: 3. Vanderbilt: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 8 by 68.3. Tennessee Tech: 6 by 25. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 2 by 38.3. South Carolina: 3 by 47.5. Ole Miss: 7 by 59.2. Alabama: 6 by 75. Kentucky: 4 by 56.7. Georgia: 2 by 38.3. Vanderbilt: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses2.9 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
75 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | @ PurdueSplash game | L 45-48 | 8 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 45-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 17-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kentucky2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 24-52 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Ole MissSplash game | L 26-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 45-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ MissouriSplash game | W 62-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Florida | L 14-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 56-0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Byron Young story
Byron Young built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Georgetown, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Byron Young's career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Tennessee. 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 Byron Young's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Byron 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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Tennessee
2021-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 27 | 46.2 | 13.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 27 | 46.2 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Tennessee | 33 | 36.2 | 12.3 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 33 | 36.2 | 12.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 8 · L 24-52 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 2 · W 34-27
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 6 · W 40-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 1 · L 45-48 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Kentucky
Week 10 · W 45-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Tennessee
27 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 13.4 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Tennessee
74.7
27 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Tennessee
71.8
33 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 12.3 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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