Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Birmingham, AL · Spain Park
Perry Young: LB · Cincinnati · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Perry Young
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Perry Young has been at Cincinnati through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Tulsa — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 81 | 46 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 45 | 20 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 101 | 56 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 42 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 269 | 146 | 21.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-42@ No. 5 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-13vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-14@ Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs No. 18 UCF | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23@ Houston | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-13vs Tulsa | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 46-43@ East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-3vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17@ South Florida | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 15-13vs Temple | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-34@ No. 17 Memphis | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 15 | L 24-29@ No. 16 Memphis | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-6vs Boston College | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 46 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%8 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
5%4 pass breakups81 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
38.3%
376 pass / 606 run
Plays / game
70.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
81 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 269 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 42 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
