Safety, Ole Miss (from Florida Atlantic), 2018–23
Teja Young
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- West Palm Beach, FL
Teja Young played safety at Florida Atlantic (2018–22) and Ole Miss (2023).
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last at North Texas, 2022Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2019
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 58 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 47 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 171 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 16 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 195 |
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
2023 Ole Miss 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Mercer | W 73–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Tulane | W 37–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 33–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Texas A&M | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UL Monroe | W 35–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Mississippi State | W 17–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Florida Atlantic 10 games, 47 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Charlotte | W 43–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | at Ohio | L 38–41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Purdue | L 26–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at North Texas | L 28–45 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Rice | W 17–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at UTEP | L 21–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. UAB | W 24–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Florida International | W 52–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Middle Tennessee | L 21–49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 31–32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 Florida Atlantic 12 games, 58 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Florida | L 14–35 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Fordham | W 45–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Air Force | L 7–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Florida International | W 58–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | atUAB | L 14–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atCharlotte | W 38–9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs.UTEP | W 28–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Marshall | L 13–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Old Dominion | L 16–30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atWestern Kentucky | L 17–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 17–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Florida Atlantic 9 games, 36 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs.Charlotte | W 21–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atMarshall | L 9–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. UTSA | W 24–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 10–6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atFlorida International | W 38–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Massachusetts | W 24–2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atGeorgia Southern | L 3–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 10 | at Southern Miss | L 31–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Memphis | L 10–25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Florida Atlantic 9 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Ohio State | L 21–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UCF | L 14–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atCharlotte | W 45–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Marshall | L 31–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atOld Dominion | W 41–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atWestern Kentucky | W 35–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atUTSA | W 40–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Southern Miss | W 34–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.UAB | W 49–6 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Florida Atlantic 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs.Old Dominion | W 52–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atMarshall | L 7–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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