| Michael Young Jr. | |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | St. Rose, Louisiana |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| High School: | Destrehan High School |
| College: | Notre Dame (2017–2019) Cincinnati (2020–2021) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2022 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Pfr: | YoungMi03 |
Michael Young Jr. (born February 11, 1999) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent.[1] He played college football at Notre Dame and Cincinnati.
Michael Young Jr was a 3-star recruit from St. Rose, Louisiana.[2] He played high school football at Destrehan High School.[2] [3]
Young committed to Notre Dame on July 20, 2016[4] and played three seasons for the Fighting Irish from 2017 to 2020.[2] [5] On April 12, 2020, Young announced his transfer to the University of Cincinnati[6] and played two seasons for the Bearcats from 2020 to 2021.[7] During his college career, Young had 862 yards receiving and 7 touchdowns at both schools. After the 2021 college football season, Young announced he was going to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
| Season | Team | GP | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 66 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 29 | 332 | 11.4 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 38 | 2 | |||
| Career[8] | 33 | 74 | 862 | 11.6 | 66 | 7 | ||
Young went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.
Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the NFL draft.[9] [10] He was waived by the Colts on August 16, 2022.[11]
On October 27, 2022, Young was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[12] He was released from the practice squad on November 15, 2022.[13]