Former wide receiver at Cincinnati. 2021: 28 catches, 353 receiving yards, 2 TD.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Saint Rose, LA
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
WR recruit
No. 469 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Cincinnati. 2021: 28 catches, 353 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Michael Young
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 67 rec yds, 3 receptions against Murray State — Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Cincinnati, 862 receiving yards — drafted at #161 overall by Los Angeles.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los AngelesEntering 42nd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long catch (26th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 30.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 29.2 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 29.2 | 11.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 30.8 | 14.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 29 | 332 | 11.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 862 | 11.6 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 1 | -6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 48 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 1 | -1 | 191 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 18 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 257 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021
W 24–13
at Notre Dame
4 rec · 36 yds
With D. Ridder — 297 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · 26 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 43 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Murray State | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 67 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24@ Indiana | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13@ Notre Dame | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-3vs Temple | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-21vs UCF | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ Navy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-12@ Tulane | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20vs Tulsa | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-28@ South Florida | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 24 | 298 | 12.5 | 2 | 38 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Chandler Speights’s 2020 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jay Fair's senior season at Auburn (2023).
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Player DNA