Teja Young

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 PM

Position:
S
Collegiate Letters Earned:
6
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
1
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 195
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Palm Beach Lakes
Prev. College:
FAU

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2022 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA (FAU)
• 2021 All-Conference USA First Team (PFF - FAU)
• 2021 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA (FAU)
• 2020 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA (FAU)

2023 (SENIOR): Appeared in 12 games on the season on both special teams and in the secondary ... Recorded 12 total tackles on the season with two pass breakups ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Assisted on one tackle in his Ole Miss debut ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Recorded five total tackles (three solo) in 50 total snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Appeared on 33 defensive snaps, making two solo tackles ... at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Played five snaps on defense and special teams ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Saw action in 18 total snaps on defense and special teams ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Played on 21 defensive and special teams snaps ... at Auburn (10/21/23): Appeared on special teams snaps ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Play on 15 defensive snaps, assisted on one tackle and broke up two passes ... vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Had one solo tackle in 15 total snaps across defense and special teams ... at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Played 17 total snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Assisted on one tackle in 27 total snaps across defense and special teams ... at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Assisted on one tackle in 13 special teams snaps ... vs. #10 Penn State (12/30/23): Played nine special teams snaps in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory ... Transfer who joined the team prior to the start of fall camp.

FAU: Saw action in 49 career games for the Owls with 31 career starts at safety … Recorded 160 total tackles, including 83 solo, in five seasons … Picked off seven career passes for 222 total yards and 15 pass breakups … Program's all-time pick-six leader with four in his career … Helped Owls win the C-USA Championship game over UAB (12/7/19) in first start of collegiate career … Registered first interception at No. 22 Marshall (10/24/20), finishing with two in shortened 2020 campaign … Broke out during redshirt junior year, compiling a career high 59 tackles, five pass breakups and three interceptions in 12 starts … Continued growth in 2022, grabbing two more interceptions, both returned for touchdowns, and six pass breakups … Named team's co-captain during the preseason camp in 2022 … Earned honorable mention All-C-USA in 2022 … Named to PFF's all-conference first team and all-state first team in 2021 … Earned C-USA honorable mention in 2021 … Received C-USA honorable mention honors in 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Al Shipmen at Palm Beach Lakes High School … All-Area Honorable Mention and Second Team All-County as a senior after throwing for five touchdowns and rushing for 10 … Also had a total of six pass breakups and 15 solo tackles … Previously played at Royal Palm Beach High … Held offers from Power 5 schools such as Colorado State, Illinois, and Pittsburgh.

PERSONAL: Son of Eddie and Keisha Young … Full name is Teja Keshawn Young … Born Sept. 8, 1999 … Multi-disciplinary studies major.