Bryce Young
Bryce Christopher Young (born July 25, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 9 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Freshman |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] Pasadena, California | July 25, 2001
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
Young originally attended Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, California before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California for his final two years.[2] As a senior, he was the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and Gatorade Football Player of the Year for California after throwing for 4,528 yards and 58 touchdowns.[3][4] He was also the USA Today High School Offensive Player of the Year.[5] During his high school career, he passed for 13,520 yards and 152 touchdowns and was a five star recruit.[6] After originally committing to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football, Young later decommited to play at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban.[7][8][9][10]
College career
2020
During his freshman year at Alabama, Young was the backup to junior quarterback Mac Jones throughout the 2020 season. On September 26, 2020, Young made his collegiate debut in the late 3rd quarter against Missouri at Faurot Field. That night, Young went 5-of-8 for 54 passing yards with 2 rushing yards on 4 attempts. Overall, Young appeared in a total of nine games in 2020, finishing the season with 156 passing yards and one touchdown.
Statistics
Year | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
2020 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 156 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 133.7 | 9 | -23 | -2.6 | 0 |
Career | 9 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 156 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 133.7 | 9 | -23 | -2.6 | 0 |
References
- Schrader, Scott (July 25, 2019). "Happy 18th Birthday to Bryce Youngpic.twitter.com/ODEzP8qZDW".
- "Cathedral quarterback Bryce Young headed to Mater Dei". January 5, 2018.
- "Football player of the year: Bryce Young of Mater Dei". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 2019.
- "Mater Dei's Bryce Young earns Gatorade state football player of the year award". December 6, 2019.
- "2019-20 ALL-USA High School Football Offensive Player of the Year: Bryce Young, Mater Dei". December 19, 2019.
- "Alabama signee named nation's top HS quarterback". al. December 21, 2019.
- "Top QB recruit Young flips from USC to Alabama". ESPN.com. September 22, 2019.
- "'He's electric': A deeper look at new Alabama QB commit". al. October 1, 2019.
- "Who is Alabama getting in Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young?". September 25, 2019.
- "Alabama QB commit Young not afraid of big expectations". ESPN.com. December 6, 2019.