Young was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans and Edmonton Eskimos.
[1] Young played college football for the Georgia Southern Eagles and was a four-year starter at strong safety.
He was named an honorable mention All-American by the Football Gazette his junior year in 2001.
[2] He helped Georgia Southern win the NCAA Division I-AA national championship in 1999 and 2000.
[2] Young was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
[4] Young was signed to the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers on October 19, 2004.