Teja Young
Teja Young
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Teja Young has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Tulane — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ole Miss, 120 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lane Kiffin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 47 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 58 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 59 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 5 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jabari Moore’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Al-Ma'Hi Ali's graduate season at Charlotte (2024).
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