Player Dossier

2023-2025

Kent State

CJ Young

DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Strongsville, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

CJ Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

8

Efficiency

27.2

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

12.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

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.

CJ Young, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. CJ Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kent State paired 14.5 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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

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2024 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

27.2

Usage

8

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Penn State: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 1. Buffalo: 2

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. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Akron: 11 by 55.8. Buffalo: 14 by 70

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=6
First Half0 · n=3 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=3 · +1 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

70 vs Buffalo

Result
Wed 11/27@ Buffalo10+ tacklesL 7-43148110
Wed 11/20vs Akron10+ tacklesL 17-38116100
Thu 11/14@ Miami (OH)L 7-3410000
Sat 10/26@ Western MichiganL 21-5222000
Sat 9/21@ Penn StateL 0-5633000
Sat 9/14@ TennesseeL 0-7132000

Career Arc

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

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    Kent State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonKent State0
2024 Regular SeasonKent State327.283
2025 Regular SeasonKent State14.545.111.111.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Massachusetts

Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6.5

Primary metric

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.

#2

Buffalo

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.

#3

Akron

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

#4

Akron

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#5

Ball State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kent State

14.5 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 11.1 usage

24.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kent State

12.4

3 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

123

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

CJ Young quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
123