Datrone Young

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

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Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
161
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Delray Beach, Fla.
High School:
Atlantic

Awards and Honors
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2020)

2021
Played in 11 games, earning seven starts … tallied 31 tackles, 2.0 TFL, two pass breakups and an interception … had 22 solo stops … picked off first career pass and had three tackles vs. UNI … had a career-high eight tackles, including a career-best six solo stops, at West Virginia … two of his four tackles vs. Texas went for a loss in yardage … tallied four stops vs. Texas Tech … ended career with 87 tackles, 4.0 TFL, seven breakups and an interception.

2020
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in 11 games, earning seven starts … tallied 25 tackles, 1.0 TFL and had two pass breakups … had 18 solo stops … posted four tackles and a TFL vs. Baylor … had three tackles vs. Texas and West Virginia … recorded four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game … tallied a season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup vs. Oregon in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.

2019
Played in 13 games, starting eight … tallied 19 tackles, 1.0 TFL and one pass breakup … posted a season-high five tackles vs. UNI … tallied two tackles and a TFL vs. West Virginia … recorded three solo stops vs. Texas Tech.

2018
Played in first eight games, starting three, until a shoulder injury ended his season … recorded 12 tackles and two pass breakups … had three tackles vs. Oklahoma State … posted two tackles vs. Texas Tech and Kansas.

2017
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Wisconsin, Rutgers and USF … three-star recruit by 247Sports, Scout and ESPN … ranked as the 105th-best cornerback nationally by ESPN … four-year starter … three-time All-Palm Beach County honoree, including a first-teamer as a junior and senior … had 18 tackles, two interceptions and seven pass breakups as a senior … team went 12-1 and advanced to the regional semifinals in junior season, tallying 23 tackles, five interceptions, 17 pass breakups … recorded 10 interceptions in his career … coached by T.J. Jackson.

Personal
Born Dec. 4, 1998 … son of Latashia Young … nicknamed "Speedy" ... liberal studies major … honor roll student in high school.