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As A Senior (2020): Started each of the team’s first six contests, going on to see action nine times ... Recorded 17 tackles with one of those behind the line of scrimmage, two passes broken up and a forced fumble ... Finished with a career-high-tying six stops — including the first of his career for loss — and defended a pair of passes in home opener against Tulane ... Credited with three solo tackles and a forced fumble in win over Texas State to begin Sun Belt Conference action, also posting three stops in season-opening victory at Southern Mississippi ... Had a pair of tackles in match-ups with UAB and rival Troy as well.

As A Junior (2019): Appeared in all 12 games his first year as a Jaguar ... Was credited with a total of 44 tackles — including one for loss — and two passes broken up ... Posted season-best six stops at Troy in the program’s annual “Battle For The Belt” ... Made five tackles in his NCAA Division I debut at 24th-ranked Nebraska ... Recorded four stops in defeat of Jackson State ... Had four tackles with one a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage against Georgia Southern ... Finished with four tackles and broke up a pass in match-up with No. 21 Appalachian State ... Credited with four stops — all unassisted — at Georgia State ... Also totalled four tackles in back-to-back contests against Texas State and Louisiana ... Posted three solo stops and a pass defensed in season-ending victory over Arkansas State ... Ended up with three unassisted tackles at UAB as well.

Junior College Highlights (2017-18): Received two stars as a junior-college recruit from Rivals.com ... Was also considered a two-star junior-college recruit by 247Sports.com, which also included him among the top 25 safeties in the country ... Was third on the team as a sophomore with 45 total tackles — a total that included 37 unassisted stops — while adding a squad-best eight passes broken up, an interception and two forced fumbles ... Posted a career-high 15 stops against Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... Credited with eight tackles — all solo — as well as a forced fumble and pass broken up in the Warriors’ win over Southwest Mississippi CC ... Recorded seven stops in back to back outings against nationally-ranked opponents Northwest Mississippi CC and Itawamba (Miss.) CC ... Added a pass defensed against each as well as a forced fumble against NWMCC ... Had a pair of pass breaks in win over Hinds (Miss.) CC and match-up with Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC ... Led the Warriors with 63 tackles his freshman year, with three of those behind the line of scrimmage; also forced one fumble and recovered another ... Finished with season-best 12 stops against NWMCC and 11 at HCC, with both schools in the top 10 of the national polls at the time of the contest ... Had six tackles in his junior-college debut at No. 11 Holmes (Miss.) CC, recording eight — including 1½ for loss — the following week in defeat of 16th-ranked Northwest Mississippi CC ... Credited with seven stops and recovered a fumble at MGCCC ... Ended up with five solo tackles and a forced fumble in game against C-LCC ... Also posted six stops at nationally-ranked Jones County JC.

High School Highlights: Earned two stars from Rivals.com ... Also considered a two-star prospect by 247Sports.com, which included him among the top 55 recruits in Alabama as well ... Earned an invitation to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic following the conclusion of his prep career ... Played both safety and cornerback at McGill-Toolen Catholic HS, lettering three years ... Part of a Yellow Jacket team that went 26-2 overall his final two seasons ... Helped the school go 13-1 while earning a berth in the championship game of the state 7A playoffs as a senior ... Was credited with 72 tackles —including four for a loss — and six pass breakups his junior year to help McGill-Toolen win the state title on the way to a 13-1 finish.

Personal: Full name is John Henry Young III ... Born Oct. 6, 1998, in Mobile, Ala. ... Son of John Jr. and Sonia Young ... Favorite movie is “Friday” ... Favorite book is the Bible ... Favorite team is the Kansas City Chiefs ... Favorite athletes are Sean Taylor, Marcus Peters and Minkah Fitzpatrick ... Favorite musical artists are Rylo, Money Man and NBA YoungBoy ... Likes to eat anything other than sushi, chitlins and baked fish ... Enjoys hanging out with friends, playing basketball and working out in his spare time ... Would like to become a coach in the future ... Also recruited by Tulane, Southern Miss and New Mexico State coming out of junior college ... Originally committed to Troy coming out of high school, choosing the Trojans over scholarship offers from UCF, Minnesota, Cincinnati, UAB, Arkansas State, Ohio and Georgia State ... Was recruited by Auburn and Troy as well ... Received his undergraduate degree from South in interdisciplinary studies in May 2021, is working on a second degree in sociology.