Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 245 lb · Peoria, AZ
Dedrick Young II: ILB · Nebraska · #5.
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Dedrick Young II
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three seasons at Nebraska, two different head coaches: Mike Riley and Scott Frost. On tape: 10 tackles against Iowa, Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
83 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 28-33vs Colorado | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Troy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-56@ No. 19 Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42vs Purdue | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 53-28vs Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-36@ No. 8 Ohio State | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 54-35vs Illinois | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 9-6vs Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Iowa | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
83tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%5 pass breakups83 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
83 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 223 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
