Defensive line, Tennessee, to 2022
Byron Young
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Georgetown, SC
- Born
- Mar 13, 1998
Byron Young played defensive line at Tennessee (to 2022). The Los Angeles Rams took Young in round 3, No. 77 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, best game on filevs. Purdue, 20212.5sacks, best game on fileat LSU, 2022Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Tennessee 13 games, 36 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Ball State | W 59–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 34–27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | W 63–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida | W 38–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | W 40–13 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Alabama | W 52–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UT Martin | W 65–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Kentucky | W 44–6 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Georgia | L 13–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Missouri | W 66–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at South Carolina | L 38–63 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Vanderbilt | W 56–0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 31–14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Tennessee 10 games, 46 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atFlorida | L 14–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atMissouri | W 62–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.South Carolina | W 45–20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ole Miss | L 26–31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atAlabama | L 24–52 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atKentucky | W 45–42 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Georgia | L 17–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 45–21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Purdue | L 45–48 | 8 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–27).
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ |
| Weight | 250 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
Pro Bowl: 2025
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 50 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 61 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 81 | 12 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 55 | 208 | 31 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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