Teja Young: S · Ole Miss · #16.
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Teja Young
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. All-Conference USA in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Tulane — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 47 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 58 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 36 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 171 | 88 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-7vs Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ No. 24 Tulane | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-7vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35vs Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-3vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-7@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.7%
394 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss, 171 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lane Kiffin and Willie Taggart.
