Scott Lewis Young (born July 15, 1981) is a former American football guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at BYU.
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Born: | July 15, 1981 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Midvale (UT) Hillcrest | ||||
| College: | BYU | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2005 / round: 5 / pick: 172 | ||||
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Young also played for the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos.
Early life
editYoung attended Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah, and was a three-year letterman in football. He is the son of a police officer and an elementary school teacher. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer Young is an Eagle Scout with 64 merit badges.
College career
editYoung was a two-year starter at Dixie State College (when it was still a junior college), and led Dixie with 15.5 sacks as a sophomore. He transferred to Brigham Young in 2002. At BYU, he switched from defense to offense and had one season as a full-time starter, earning All-MWC Second Team honors at guard in 2004. During this time, he was noted to be the strongest football player in the conference, with a maximum bench press of 540 pounds.[2]
Professional career
editProjected to be a third-round selection, Young was listed as the No. 8 offensive guard prospect in the 2005 NFL draft by Sports Illustrated.[3] At the 2005 NFL Scouting Combine, he had 43 repetitions of the 225-pound bench press, setting a record at that time, and beating the second-best total that year by 8 repetitions. As of 2018[update], Young is one of only 17 prospects to repeat more than 40 lifts at the 225-pound (102 kg) bench press at the national combine since 1999. While noted for his upper body strength, his lack of a "dominant base" was criticized by NFL scouts.[4]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
312 lb (142 kg) |
5.06 s | 1.81 s | 2.98 s | 4.37 s | 7.48 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
43 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Young announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, April 16, 2009, a month after signing with the Broncos.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Dick Harmon: Young made a few believers at NFL combine". Deseret News. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Breakdown by Position - OG". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2006.
- ^ "SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Scott Young". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2005.
- ^ "Scott Young|BYU, OG:2005 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". Archived from the original on March 5, 2011.
- ^ Williamson, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Broncos add backup lineman". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2011.