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Kenny Young
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Kenny Young
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Kenny Young
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Kenny Young (photo by Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Kenny Young 2017
Jersey Number 42

Kenny Young

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    New Orleans, La.
  • High School:
    John Curtis

2017ย -ย Selected first-team All-Pac-12 Conference by the coaches โ€ฆ Starter in all 12 games he appeared in ... Went over the century mark in tackles for a season for the first time in his career and led team with 110 tackles ... Posted six double-digit tackle efforts on the season, including a career-best 15 vs. Cal ... Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after that 15-tackle performance vs. the Golden Bears ... Finished second in the Pac-12 in tackles per game (9.2) ... Had 12 tackles in games vs. Stanford, Colorado, Oregon and Utah ... Tied his career-best with 2 tackles for loss vs. USC ... Honorable mention All-Pac-12 Academic team ... Completed his Bruin career ranked 13th on the all-time school list for tackles (304).

2016 -ย Named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference as selected by the coaches ... Starter in all 12 games and finished second on the team with 90 tackles ... Ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in total tackles per game (7.5) ... Second on the squad with 8.5 tackles for loss ... ย Ranked 14th in the Pac-12 in sacks per game (0.42) ... Eighth in the country with his three fumble recoveries ... Credited with at least six stops in all 12 games ... Recorded a season-best 12 tackles vs. Arizona ... Had nine stops in game vs. USC and Cal ... Had an interception vs. Stanford.

2015 -ย Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts ... Ranked fifth on the team with 69 tackles ... His 5.0 tackles for loss tied for fourth-best total on the team ... Returned his first career interception for a touchdown (23 yards) at UNLV ... Tied for the team lead with two forced fubmles ... Had at least five tackles in nine games ... Totaled a season-high 13 tackles at Stanford ... Had seven stops against Arizona State, Cal and Washington State.ย 

2014 - Saw action in all 13 games, with six starts ... Registered 35 tackles on the season ... Had six games with at least four tackles ... Made a best of five tackles vs. Memphis ... Earned starting assingments against Memphis, Texas and Arizona State, USC, Stanford, K-State ... Credited with four tackles each in games at Virginia, Oregon, at Cal, USC and Stanford.

HIGH SCHOOL - Four-star recruit according to scout.com and the nationโ€™s No. 150-rated prospect โ€ฆ Four stars from rivals.com โ€ฆ Rivalsโ€™ No. 95 overall prospect, the No. 5-ranked outside linebacker prospect in the nation and the No. 8-ranked recruit in the state of Louisiana โ€ฆ Scoutโ€™s No. 7-rated middle linebacker prospect nationally โ€ฆ 2013 MaxPreps first-team Medium Schools All-America โ€ฆ 2013 American Family Insurance/USA Today All-USA second-team โ€ฆ Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl and led the West team with six tackles โ€ฆ Made 122 tackles, nine for loss, as a senior โ€ฆ Named Times Picayune/NOLA.com All-Metro Small Schools Defensive Player of the Year โ€ฆ All-District 11-Class 3A Player of the Year ... Team captured state championships in 2011-12-13 ... Team named consensus No. 1 squad in the nation in 2012. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย 

PERSONAL - Full Name: Kenneth Kim Young โ€ฆ Born in Houma, La. โ€ฆ Parents: Dominic and Triche Brown ... Has three brothers and three sistersย  ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as being how much he has developed over the years ... Lists the NFL'sย  Ray Lewis as the athlete he admires the most โ€ฆ Member of the UCLA Debate team in 2016 ... Hobbies include playing video games and working out ... Has a consistent record of community service while at UCLA ... Received the 2017 Academic Student Services Success Award ... Named to the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Fall 2016,ย Winter 2017 andย Spring 2017 quartersย ... Sociology major.

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