Troy Young: CB · UAB · #11.
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Troy Young
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ No. 2 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-0@ Southern Miss | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-38vs Louisiana Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ No. 15 UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-25vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 34-0
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 34-point win on the road against Southern Miss.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Clark
Pass share
36.4%
285 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #176 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arizona and UAB, 44 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin and Bill Clark.
