Usama Young

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Usama Young
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Young at the Saints Super Bowl XLIV victory parade in February 2010
No. 38, 28, 26
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 39)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Largo (MD)
College: Kent State
NFL draft: 2007  / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:278
Sacks:6
Fumble recoveries:4
Pass deflections:27
Interceptions:8
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Usama Young (born May 8, 1985) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Kent State University. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He also played for the Cleveland Browns.

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Early life

Usama was born in the North East section of Washington D.C. to Dr. Khaula Murtadha and Leroi A. Young (1950-2016). [1] Usama is the youngest son of their four boys. Usama Young attended Largo High School in Largo, Maryland and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track. He started to play football at the age of 8. As the youngest, Usama was given the opportunity to learn from his older brothers who pushed him to never cry, complain or make excuses. When Usama was 12 he was playing football in a local pee-wee football game. During the middle of the game a rabid dog ran onto the field and terrorized the young players, coaches and family members who were on the sidelines watching. To everyone's surprise the twelve-year-old Usama was able to tackle the dog, tie the dog up using the chains from the down markers and successfully restore order to the pee-wee football game. [2]

By the time Usama was a freshman in high school he developed a work ethic that would stay with him throughout his football career. As a senior in high school, he was a second team All-State honoree. Young graduated from Largo High School in 2003. He worked as a vendor at FedExField during home games of the Washington Redskins while in high school. This was revealed during the SuperAd that he and his father were featured in during Super Bowl XLIII.

College career

Young was regarded as one of the top defensive prospects to emerge from Kent State in the last three decades. A three-year starter, his collegiate career totals include starting 37 of 45 games, with 198 tackles (129 solo), three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, nine interceptions with 21 yards in returns, 21 pass defenses and a blocked kick.

As a freshman in 2003, Young started 9 of 12 games and had 49 tackles, two interceptions, 8 pass defenses and 2 fumble recoveries. In 2004, Young started 10 games and missed one game due to a hip strain. In those games, Young had 39 tackles and 3 interceptions with 57 return yards. In 2005, his junior year, Young started seven games and had 50 tackles with 4 for losses, 2 interceptions, and 3 passes deflected. A second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection as a senior, Young made a career-high 60 tackles (39 solo) in 2006 as well as 2 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 6 pass defenses, and one blocked punt. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		186 lb
(84 kg)		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.39 s1.46 s2.51 s4.31 s6.65 s43 in
(1.09 m)		10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)		14 reps
Values all from Pro Day; [4] [5] see also scouting report at the Wayback Machine (archived May 1, 2007)

New Orleans Saints

Selected in the third round as the 66th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, Young signed with the New Orleans Saints on June 11, 2007 with a three-year contract. [6] [3] As a rookie in 2007, Young played 14 games and made 25 tackles and deflected one pass. [7] In 2008, Young started 2 of 15 games played and made 50 tackles, 8 passes deflected, and 2 interceptions. Young won the Super Bowl XLIV title with the Saints after the 2009 season, in which Young played 12 games with 1 start and had 8 tackles, 1 pass deflected, and 1 interception returned 24 yards. [7] In his final season with the Saints in 2010, Young made 23 tackles and 3 passes deflected. [7]

Cleveland Browns

On July 28, 2011, Young signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. [8] In the 2011 season, Young played all 16 games for the first time in his career and started 8 games. Young made 70 tackles, 1 pass deflected, and 1 interception returned for 28 yards. [7] The following season in 2012, Young played 13 games and started 11 and made 53 tackles, 7 passes deflected, and 3 interceptions returned for 44 yards. [7] The Browns cut Young on April 2, 2013. [9]

Oakland Raiders

Young signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 9, 2013. [10]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstSackPDIntYardsTDFFFRYardsTD
2007 NOR 140252320.020000000
2008 NOR 152504280.082300170
2009 NOR 1218620.0112400100
2010 NOR 113232121.030000000
2011 CLE 1687051190.0112800000
2012 CLE 13115337161.5734400120
2013 OAK 121262062.5312600100
2014 OAK 63232121.020000000
Career [11] 9929278221576.027812500490

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References

  1. ↑ "Obituary of Leroi Arthur Young, Jr". Jenkins Funeral Homes, Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Oakland Raiders: Player Profiles: Safety-Usama Young and Safety-Brandian Ross
  3. 1 2 "Usama Young". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Usama Young". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Prospect profiles: Usama Young". NFL. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007.
  6. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Usama Young Stats, News and Video - SS". NFL.com .
  8. ↑ Grossi, Tony (July 29, 2011). "Cleveland Browns reach agreement with free-agent safety Usama Young, formerly of Kent State". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ Ruiter, Daryl (April 2, 2013). "Browns Cut Chris Gocong, Usama Young; Sign K Brandon Bogotay". WKRK-FM "92.3 the Fan"/CBS Cleveland. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  10. ↑ Sessler, Marc (April 9, 2013). "Usama Young signs contract with Oakland Raiders". NFL. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Usama Young Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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