DeQwan Young
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | November 12, 1986 Pontiac, Michigan |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pontiac (MI) |
| College: | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
DeQwan Young (born November 12, 1986) is a former American football defensive back. He was also the defensive backs coach for the Seton Hill University.[1]
College career
[edit]Young started all 11 games in the defensive backfield in each of his four seasons at St. Joseph's and finished his career in 2007 with 15 interceptions, 196 tackles, and 57 passed defended. He was an All-Star in the Division II Cactus Bowl and was selected to the First Team All-Great Lakes Football Conference and the Second Team All-Northwest Region squads. He was considered a draft prospect for the 2008 NFL draft, but didn't hear his name called on draft day.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Manchester Wolves
[edit]It was announced on October 30, 2008, that Young would be joining the Wolves.[3] Young ended up never playing a down for the Wolves.
Wisconsin Wolfpack
[edit]On April 3, 2009, Young decided to sign with the Wisconsin Wolfpack of the Continental Indoor Football League.[4] He played 2 seasons for the Wolfpack, before they folded following the 2010 season.
Johnstown Generals
[edit]In 2011, he signed with the Johnstown Generals. In week 14, he was named the defensive player of the week after having 3 interceptions, two of which was returned for a touchdown.[5] He led the league with interceptions (16) despite only playing 12 games. Young returned to Johnstown for the 2012 season.[6]
Missouri Monsters
[edit]In 2013, Young signed with the Missouri Monsters.
Erie Explosion
[edit]In 2014, Young signed with the Erie Explosion of the Continental Indoor Football League.[7]
Controversy
[edit]After not winning the UIFL Defensive Player of the Year award, Young dropped a series of YouTube videos on June 9, 2011 and June 18, 2011 [8][9] calling out several league officials, coaches, and Quarterbacks.
On February 11, 2014, Young made a potential career ending tackle on Northern Kentucky River Monsters Quarterback, Jared Lorenzen. Northern Kentucky River Monsters Owner, Jill Chitwood, made a comments in a USA Today article [10] hinting that Erie Explosion players cheered while Lorenzen went down injured after Young's hit. Lorenzen would pass away in 2019 after never playing another game of football after this hit by Young.
References
[edit]- ^ "DeQwan Young signs to play arena football".[permanent dead link]
- ^ NFL Draft Bio DeQwan Young
- ^ "Williams and Young join Manchester Wolves in 2009". October 30, 2008.
- ^ "Wolfpack sign two new defenders". April 3, 2009.
- ^ "Players of the Week - 14". Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Player Transactions - UIFL". Archived from the original on September 25, 2011.
- ^ "2015 Roster : Erie Explosion". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "'Hefty Lefty' Jared Lorenzen sustains broken leg". USA Today.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American football defensive backs
- Erie Explosion players
- Johnstown Generals players
- Manchester Wolves players
- Missouri Monsters players
- Seton Hill Griffins football coaches
- Saint Joseph's Pumas football players
- Wisconsin Wolfpack players
- Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan
- Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan