Bryce Young
Bryce Young
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Notre Dame. Two straight seasons of it now: All-SEC again in 2022. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Syracuse — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Notre Dame, 4 sacks, a Consensus All-American season (2021) — drafted at No. 1 overall by Carolina.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2021)
7 first-team selectors
POSITION AWARDS
Maxwell, Manning, Heisman
2021 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-SEC
Featured in The Canon
Where He Ended Up · NFL
CarolinaEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2021)
7 first-team selectors
POSITION AWARDS
Maxwell, Manning, Heisman
2021 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-SEC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 20 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 23 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 34–24
vs USC
1 QB HUR
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Esezi Otomewo’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kamarion Franklin's sophomore season at Ole Miss (2025).
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