Blake Young: DL · Houston · #99.
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Blake Young
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Houston. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UConn — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-17vs Prairie View A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 31-38@ Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 46-25@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38vs No. 25 Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17@ UConn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
40.5%
312 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Houston, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Major Applewhite, and Dana Holgorsen. Multi-era developmental context.
