Cornerback, James Madison (from Gardner-Webb), 2023–24
Ja’Kai Young
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Stamford, CT
Ja’Kai Young played cornerback at Gardner-Webb (2023) and James Madison (2024).
Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 19 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | James Madison | 19 | CB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 183 |
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
2024 James Madison 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 39–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Gardner-Webb 3 games, 8 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at App State | L 24–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at East Carolina | L 0–44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Tennessee Tech | W 35–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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