Byron Young

NFL CAREER

• Has appeared in 36 regular season games (34 starts) and recorded 137 tackles (85 solo), 18.5 sacks, 103 pressures, four forced fumbles, 23 tackles for loss, 40 quarterback hits, one fumble recovery, 62 hurries, and one pass defended.
• Has started all three postseason games played and notched nine tackles (seven solo), 1.5 sacks, 11 pressures, three tackles for loss, nine hurries and two quarterback hits.
• Ranks 25th in franchise history with 23 career tackles for loss.
• Has had at least one sack in each of the Rams' first two games in the 2025 season, the first Rams player to accomplish the feat since Clay Matthews in 2019 (first five games).
• Became the first rookie in franchise history to be in the sack column in his first three NFL games.
• Won the Pepsi Zero Rookie of the Week award following his Week 6 performance against the Arizona Cardinals.
• Recorded a single-game career-best 2.0 sacks and 10 tackles (eight solo) in Week 9 of the 2023 season.
• With 8.0 sacks his rookie season, he finished second for most sacks by a rookie in franchise history behind Kobie Turner and Aaron Donald.
• Finished the 2023 season with the second-most pressures (62) among all rookie defenders.
• According to Next Gen Stats, Young's 917 snaps played in 2023 were the most by any rookie edge defender in the NGS era (since 2016).
• Finished the 2023 season ranked in the top-10 in tackles, sacks, pressures, hurries and quarterback hits among the 2023 draft class.

NFL CAREER

• Has appeared in 36 regular season games (34 starts) and recorded 137 tackles (85 solo), 18.5 sacks, 103 pressures, four forced fumbles, 23 tackles for loss, 40 quarterback hits, one fumble recovery, 62 hurries, and one pass defended.
• Has started all three postseason games played and notched nine tackles (seven solo), 1.5 sacks, 11 pressures, three tackles for loss, nine hurries and two quarterback hits.
• Ranks 25th in franchise history with 23 career tackles for loss.
• Has had at least one sack in each of the Rams' first two games in the 2025 season, the first Rams player to accomplish the feat since Clay Matthews in 2019 (first five games).
• Became the first rookie in franchise history to be in the sack column in his first three NFL games.
• Won the Pepsi Zero Rookie of the Week award following his Week 6 performance against the Arizona Cardinals.
• Recorded a single-game career-best 2.0 sacks and 10 tackles (eight solo) in Week 9 of the 2023 season.
• With 8.0 sacks his rookie season, he finished second for most sacks by a rookie in franchise history behind Kobie Turner and Aaron Donald.
• Finished the 2023 season with the second-most pressures (62) among all rookie defenders.
• According to Next Gen Stats, Young's 917 snaps played in 2023 were the most by any rookie edge defender in the NGS era (since 2016).
• Finished the 2023 season ranked in the top-10 in tackles, sacks, pressures, hurries and quarterback hits among the 2023 draft class.

COLLEGE

• During his two seasons at Tennessee, appeared in 24 games (22 starts) and totaled 83 tackles (42 solo), 23.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, 22 quarterback hurries, and one interception.
• During his final campaign in 2022, earned All-SEC Second-Team by the Associated Press, All-SEC First-Team by league coaches, and participated in the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl, as well as the 2023 NFL Combine.
• Started all 13 games and led the Vols with 7.0 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and 14 quarterback hurries.
• Ranked in the top five in the SEC with 42 pressures by Pro Football Focus, and tied for sixth in the SEC in sacks and eighth in tackles for loss.
• Against LSU, led the pass rush with five tackles and a career-high 2.5 sacks, tying the most by any player in the SEC for the season, earning SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week.
• Earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week against Pittsburgh, becoming the first Vol to earn the honor since 2018.
• As a junior in 2021, transferred from Georgia Military Junior College and became one of the top edge rushers in the SEC. Appeared in 11 games (eight starts) and tied as the team leader in sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (11.5).
• Ranked second among UT defensive lineman with 46 total tackles (20 solo) and led the team in quarterback hurries (eight), and ranked 15th in the SEC in tackles for loss.
• Against Purdue, recorded his first interception and a career-high eight tackles.
• During the 2020 season at Georgia Military JUCO, the season was cancelled due to COVID.
• As a true freshman in 2019, appeared in 11 games and totaled 31 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss and seven sacks for a loss of 46 yards.

PERSONAL

• During his time at Georgia Military Junior College, was the No. 1 weakside defensive end and No. 11 overall junior college player by 247Sports and was also a member of the ESPN.com JUCO Top 50.
• Served in the cadet corps while playing football and became the leader of the corp group.
• Before walking on at GMC he served as an assistant manager at Dollar General for over a year.
• During his time at Tennessee, served in the VOLeaders Academy to engage in the community and create positive social change.
• Was the recipient of the Dr. John Range Athletic Scholarship
• Majored in communication studies.