Christian Young: S · Arizona · #5.
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Christian Young
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Arizona. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Washington State — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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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 38-20@ San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-39vs Mississippi State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs North Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-49@ California | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 43-20vs Colorado | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-49vs No. 12 Oregon | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 39-49@ Washington | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-45vs No. 10 USC | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ No. 12 Utah | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-28@ No. 9 UCLA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-31vs Washington State | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-35vs Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 47 | 6.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL76 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
57.1%
457 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
76 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona, 182 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brad Lambert, Kevin Sumlin and Jedd Fisch.
