Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#41
Isaiah Young
Junior defensive back on California's 2023 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Eastvale, CA
CFB Index 42 · #314 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceCalifornia 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 908 nationally · Signed with Centennial
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on California's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Centennial in 2020.
Isaiah Young
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his third year in the same secondary at California. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UCLA — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at California, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Centennial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
California
Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 15-22 over that span.
2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2022California4-8HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #314 of 493 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #314 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | California | 26 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | California | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023
W 33–7
at UCLA
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2022 production profile sits closest to Elijuwan Mack’s 2022 season.
Matches Elijuwan on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Elijuwan on
Weight (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to James Reed III's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2023).
88%match
Matches James on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Young
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology