Cameron Young

HISTORY — from college bio

 

2022 (Sr): Appeared and started in all 13 games ... Finished with 37 tackles including 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... Memphis (9/3): Had a pair of tackles ... at Arizona (9/10): Notched two tackles ... at LSU (9/17): Totaled three tackles ... Bowling Green (9/24): Broke up a pass at the line of scrimmage ... Texas A&M (10/1): Collected four tackles ... Arkansas (10/8): Made five stops including a split tackle for loss ... at Kentucky (10/15): Had four tackles and split a tackle for loss ... at Alabama (10/22): Collected a pair of stops ... Auburn (11/5): Made two tackles ... Georgia (11/12): Notched a season-high seven tackles ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Tied his career-high with 1.0 tackles for loss ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded three tackles including a sack for a loss of nine yards.

2021 (Jr): Appeared in eight games … Registered 51 total tackles (18 solo) and 2.5 tackles for loss … Tallied one interception, two QB hurries, a pair of pass breakups and blocked a kick … Louisiana Tech (9/4): Made four tackles (2 solo) in State’s season-opening win … NC State (9/11): Had six total tackles, 0.5 TFL and one pass breakup … LSU (9/25): Totaled four stops and had two QB hurries versus the Tigers … at Texas A&M (10/02): Registered five total tackles and one tackle for loss in the road win over the Aggies … Kentucky (10/30): Totaled four tackles and had one interception he returned for five yards versus the Wildcats … at Arkansas (11/6): Had a season-high eight tackles to go along with 0.5 TFL and a pass breakup … at Auburn (11/13): Tallied three total tackles and blocked a kick in State’s road win against the Tigers … vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Registered seven total tackles (4 solo) in the 2021 Liberty Bowl versus the Red Raiders.
 
2020 (Soph): Appeared in eight games … Registered 13 total tackles on the season (5 solo) and 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack … at Alabama (10/31): Totaled one tackle … Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with three tackles and one tackles for loss ... Logged a fourth-quarter solo stop behind the line of scrimmage ... Earned the top defensive (81.8) and rush defense (88.0) grades on the team by PFF … at Georgia (11/21): Recorded three tackles, including half a tackle for loss ... Added one pass breakup ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006 … at Ole Miss (11/28): Totaled three stops ... Had a solo takedown of Matt Corral in the third quarter … Auburn (12/12): Made one tackle … vs. Tulsa (12/31): Logged two tackles.
 
2019 (Redshirt Fr): Appeared in eight games … Southern Miss (9/7): Made two tackles … Kansas State (9/14): Posted one tackle … at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Totaled one stop … at Texas A&M (10/26): Lone stop was first career tackle for loss … Posted a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage in the fourth quarter.
 
2018 (Fr): Appeared in one game … Redshirted his initial year with the program … Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut.

 

High School: Prepped at Franklin County High School under head coach Charles Moore … Three-star defensive tackle according to 247Sports … Tabbed No. 25 overall recruit in Mississippi per 247Sports … As a senior, recorded 51 tackles, including 43 solo stops … Added 11.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … As a junior, logged 90 tackles with 10.0 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery … As a sophomore, totaled 75 tackles with two fumble recoveries … Also lettered in basketball. 

 

PERSONAL

Born Cameron Colette Young II on June 8, 2000 … Son of Tremel and Cameron Young … Has three siblings – Camrynn, Cam’Breya and Cadorrius … Major is Industrial Technology ... Loves to fish and play basketball when he has free time … Twitter handle is @cameron21young.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	2.0	36.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	8.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.5	2.0	53.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	18.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	5.0	5.0	1.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.5	0.0	15.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	6.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0