Young (nicknamed Big Marker), graduated from Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, in 1994.
He accepted a football scholarship from Kansas State University, where he was named the starter at left tackle as a sophomore.
[2] The next two years he was the regular starter at right tackle and helped to block for All-Pro running back Curtis Martin.
[4] At the end of the year, he was declared a free agent and did not accept the Texans contract offer.
[5] On March 5, 2003, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys, reuniting him with his former Jets head coach Bill Parcells.