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Jack Youngblood
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Defensive end, Florida, 1967–⁠70

Jack Youngblood

Born
Jan 26, 1950

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Jack Youngblood played defensive end at Florida (1967–⁠70). The Los Angeles Rams took Youngblood in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 1971 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Best season
1970
First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 20
Overall, 1971 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

All-America: Central Press first team 1970; FWAA 1970; AP second team 1970; UPI second team 1970; Sporting News first team 1970; Football News 1970; Pro Football Weekly 1970; Time 1970; and one more selector’s team

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 7 (1973–⁠79) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 5 (1974–⁠76, 1978–⁠79) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1973, 1977)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1974–⁠76, 1978–⁠79; AP second team 1973, 1977; Pro Football Writers first team 1974–⁠76, 1978–⁠79; Pro Football Writers second team 1973; NEA first team 1975–⁠76, 1978–⁠79; Pro Football Weekly first team 1975–⁠76, 1978–⁠79; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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