Defensive end, Ohio State, 2017–19
Chase Young
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hyattsville, MD
- Born
- Apr 14, 1999, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Chase Young played defensive end at Ohio State (2017–19). He won the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award and the 2019 Ted Hendricks Award. He finished fourth in the 2019 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Washington Football Team took Young in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Penn State, 20194sacks, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2019Honors
- 2018Second-team All-Big Ten
- 2019Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 2019Chuck Bednarik Award
- 2019Ted Hendricks Award
- 2019Consensus All‑American
- 2019Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2019Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 2019Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 2019First-team All-Big Ten
- 2019Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ohio State | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 33 | 24 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 46 | 32 | 21 | 16.5 | 3 | 7 |
| Career | 97 | 67 | 40.5 | 29.5 | 8 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ohio State | 2 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Ohio State | 2 | DE | So. | ||
| 2019 | Ohio State | 2 | DE | Jr. | 6′5″ | 265 |
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
2019 Ohio State 12 games, 46 tackles, 16.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 45–21 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Cincinnati | W 42–0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Indiana | W 51–10 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 76–5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Nebraska | W 48–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Michigan State | W 34–10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | W 52–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Wisconsin | W 38–7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Penn State | W 28–17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Michigan | W 56–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Wisconsin | W 34–21 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 23–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Ohio State 13 games, 33 tackles, 9.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Oregon State | W 77–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Rutgers | W 52–3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Tulane | W 49–6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atPenn State | W 27–26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Indiana | W 49–26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Minnesota | W 30–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at Purdue | L 20–49 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Nebraska | W 36–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atMichigan State | W 26–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Maryland | W 52–51 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Michigan | W 62–39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Northwestern | W 45–24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 28–23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Ohio State 9 games, 18 tackles, 3.5 sacks
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Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 264 lb |
| Arm length | 33¾″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅝″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 73 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
Pro Bowl: 2020
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington Football Team | 14 | 42 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington Football Team | 9 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 23 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 28 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 37 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL career | 73 | 164 | 36 | 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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