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Kenny Young (American football)

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Kenny Young
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Young with the UCLA Bruins in 2017.
No. 41 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-15) November 15, 1994 (age 29)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:John Curtis Christian
(River Ridge, Louisiana)
College:UCLA
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:68
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:1

Kenneth Kim Young (born November 15, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Young attended UCLA and played college football there.[1] He was eventually drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round, (122nd overall), of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] In his first NFL start in the Ravens' season opener against the Buffalo Bills, Young recorded his first career sack to go along with four total tackles.[3] He finished his rookie season with 51 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.

Los Angeles Rams

On October 15, 2019, Young was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, along with an undisclosed draft pick, in exchange for cornerback Marcus Peters.[4]

References

  1. ^ Foster, Chris (April 18, 2015). "UCLA's Kenny Young has his own approach to being a leader on defense". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Downing, Garrett (April 28, 2018). "Round 4: Ravens Select ILB Kenny Young at No. 122". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Lee, Edward. "Ravens notes: Rookie linebacker Kenny Young aiming for perfection; no pain for Yanda". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Owens, Jason (October 15, 2019). "Reports: Rams trade CB Marcus Peters to Ravens". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

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