#8

Michael Young

WR · Cincinnati · Sr. · #8

Los Angeles — drafted 1985, Rd 6, Pick 21, #161 overall
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Michael Young

WR · Cincinnati · Sr · #8

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#469 national
CFB
College
Cincinnati
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 42nd NFL season

#161Rd 6 · Pick 21
Los AngelesEntering 42nd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 45–28

at South Florida

4 rec · 53 yds

Edged out South Florida on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Chandler Speights’s 2020 season.

Texas State · 2020

#2

Courtney Jackson

Syracuse · 2021

83%
#3

Ja'Shaun Poke

Kent State · 2021

83%
#4

Tre Tucker

Cincinnati · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
80%
#5

DeMeer Blankumsee

Toledo · 2021

79%

Matches Chandler on

Height
Yards / reception
Weight

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.

Max Tomczak

100%match

Youngstown State · 2025

#2

Ian Duarte

Idaho State · 2025

98%
#3

Ryan Flournoy

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

NFL Rd 6
95%
#4

Neno Lemay

Nicholls · 2023

95%
#5

Khalil McClain

Troy · 2020

94%

Matches Max on

Yards per reception
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jay Fair's sophomore season at Auburn (2023).

Jay Fair

86%match

Auburn · 2023

#2

Tony Johnson

Florida Atlantic · 2023

86%
#3

Jalen Bracey

Florida International · 2023

85%
#4

Courtney Jackson

Syracuse · 2021

All-Sun Belt
84%
#5

Ja'Shaun Poke

Kent State · 2021

83%

Matches Jay on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume