Michael Joseph Young Jr. (born February 11, 1999) is an American former football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Notre Dame and Cincinnati.
Early life Michael Young Jr was a 3-star recruit from St. Rose, Louisiana. He played high school football at Destrehan High School.
College career Young committed to Notre Dame on July 20, 2016 and played three seasons for the Fighting Irish from 2017 to 2020. On April 12, 2020, Young announced his transfer to the University of Cincinnati and played two seasons for the Bearcats from 2020 to 2021. 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.
Statistics Season Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2017 Notre Dame 3 4 18 4.5 6 1 2018 Notre Dame 6 7 138 19.7 66 1 2019 Notre Dame 3 6 21 3.5 8 0 2020 Cincinnati 10 29 332 11.4 33 3 2021 Cincinnati 11 28 353 12.6 38 2 Career 33 74 862 11.6 66 7
Professional career
Young went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.
Indianapolis Colts Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the NFL draft. He was waived by the Colts on August 16, 2022.
Houston Texans On October 27, 2022, Young was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on November 15, 2022.
References
External links Cincinnati Bearcats bio Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio