Byron Young

Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. 2022: 7 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

DL · Tennessee · Sr. · #6

6′3″ · 245 lb · Georgetown, SC

CFB Index 88 · #18 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamLas Vegas — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 7, #70 overall

The story

Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. 2022: 7 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

Drafted round 3 by the Los Angeles in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Tennessee, 12 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #70 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202213 games

All-SECfirst

2023

Drafted by Los Angelesround 3, pick 77

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Tennessee

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #77

Los Angeles · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2022)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 4th NFL season

#70Rd 3 · Pick 7

Las VegasEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 18-8 over that span.

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #18 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (100th percentile). Strength: sacks (98th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#2 / 2755 · 100th pct

Sacks#50 / 2755 · 98th pct

7.0

Tackles for loss#59 / 2755 · 98th pct

12.0

Solo tackles#974 / 2755 · 63rd pct

Tackles#1021 / 2755 · 62nd pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.5	1.8	0.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	0.9	0.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	0.9	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #18 of 387 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Tennessee	36	21	12.0	7.0	--	--	--
2021	Tennessee	46	20	11.5	5.5	1	1	--
Career		82	41	23.5	12.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 52–49

vs Alabama

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With H. Hooker — 385 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.3 · 56 rush yds (14 car) · J. Hyatt — 6 rec · 207 yds · 5 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 59-10vs Ball State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 2	W 34-27@ Pittsburgh	4	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 63-6vs Akron	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 38-33vs Florida	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 40-13@ LSU	5	2	2.5	2.5	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 7	W 52-49vs Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 65-24vs UT Martin	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 44-6vs Kentucky	4	1	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 10	L 13-27@ Georgia	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 66-24vs Missouri	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 38-63@ South Carolina	5	4	3.0	0.0	—	3.0 TFL
Wk 13	W 56-0@ Vanderbilt	4	1	1.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 31-14@ Clemson	2	2	2.0	2.0	—
Total		36	21	12.0	7.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology