Datrone Young: DB · Duke · #5.
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Datrone Young
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Matt Campbell and Mike Elko. On tape: 10 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Duke | 40 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 31 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 25 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 88 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-0vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-23@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-20vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-35@ Kansas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17vs Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-38vs North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-7vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-28@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31vs Wake Forest | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 40 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL40 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
45.8%
397 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
66.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Iowa State and Duke, 127 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Mike Elko.
