5 Christian Young
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:03 am
Young is a 6-1, 209, Freshman safety from Foster HS, Houston, TX. He was a 3 sport athlete in HS also lettering in basketball and track and field. Young was team captain and MVP last year as well as a 2 time all-conference selection. He had 152 tackles, 8 ints, 18 pass breakups, 4 tackles-for-loss and 3 forced fumbles in his career. Young has been consistently mentioned as a stand-out among the Freshman during limited camp reports and we are likely to see him as part of the safety rotation as well as on special teams. Here's Gabe Encinas' camp write-up on Young from AZ Desert Swarm:
Young is a three-star safety out of Richmond, Texas. He held offers from Arizona State, Cal, Iowa State, Missouri and Washington State among others. The 6-foot-1, 209-pounder was ranked just outside the Top 800 overall and outside the Top 60 among safeties in the nation.
At Foster High School, Young helped lead the team to 14-1 record, racking up 51 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and six pass deflections and had a list of accolades that followed.
Young will be mixed in at free safety, a crowded position, but will ultimately be placed at bandit, competing with Flannigan-Fowles for reps. While DFF is among the proven leaders of the defense, Young can push him for significant playing time, and will eventually own the role outright for years to come at Arizona.
After evaluating the 2018 class, Young was ranked No. 1 on my personal board. He’s a well-built safety with athleticism and is quick to react to the ball.
5 is the number of TD passes Khalil Tate had against Purdue last year for a season high.
