Cameron Young: DT · Mississippi State · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cameron Young
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Mississippi State: Joe Moorhead and Mike Leach. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Georgia — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 36 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 53 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 109 | 34 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-23vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-17@ Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-31@ LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Arkansas | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-27@ No. 22 Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-30@ No. 6 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-33vs Auburn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 19-10vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
68.4%
628 pass / 290 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
658 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #90 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 109 tackles — drafted at #123 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 4th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 4th NFL season
