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Marcell Young
No. 25
Born: (1987-09-02) September 2, 1987 (age 36)
Utica, Mississippi
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s) DB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
College Jackson State
Career history
As player
2010 New Orleans Saints*
2011– 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2013– 2017 Edmonton Eskimos
2018 BC Lions
2018 Saskatchewan Roughriders*
*Pre-season and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Marcell Young (born September 2, 1987) is a professional Canadian football defensive back. He was previously a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Jackson State University. Young has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints ( NFL), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) and Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).

College career

Young played college football at Hinds Community College for two years from 2006 to 2007. [1] [2] In 2008, he transferred to Jackson State University, where he played for the Jackson State Tigers for two years. Young received significant playing time in his first year as a result of a season-ending broken collarbone to starting cornerback Jeremy Pierce. [3] Over two years at Jackson State, Young achieved 48 tackles, five pass deflections, two interceptions, one sack, and one fumble recovery. [2]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

In 2010, Young signed with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent. On July 22, he was waived by the Saints before the start of the regular season. [1] [4]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Young signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 2011. In his first season with the Tiger-Cats, he started all 18 games and recorded 51 total tackles. [5] His second season was limited to only five games after he broke his hand during Week 2, which resulted in him being placed on the nine-game injured list. [2]

Edmonton Eskimos

On February 15, 2013, Young signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. He started in 17 games in his first season with the Eskimos and 15 games in his 2014 season, recording 43 tackles in each season. He started in two post-season games in 2014. He was re-signed on December 12, 2014 to a new contract. [2] Over the next two seasons Young would continue to play a significant role in the Eskimos defense; earning another contract extension on February 1, 2017. [6] Young was placed on the six-game injured list early in the season and ultimately only played in seven games in the 2017 season, contributing only 16 tackles. [7] He was released by the Eskimos on March 29, 2018. [8]

BC Lions

On April 11, 2018, Young signed with the BC Lions. [9] During the Lions' first game of the season, he gained attention for tackling a streaker on the BC Place field. The streaker had been running on the field and delaying the game for an extended time due to nonchalant stadium security before Young intervened. [10]

Statistics

Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Tkl STT Sck Int TDs FF
2011 HAM 18 49 2 – 2 – 1
2012 HAM 5 15 – – 1 – –
2013 EDM 17 43 4 – 1 – –
2014 EDM 15 43 – 2 1 – –
2015 EDM 17 37 – 1 1 – –
2016 EDM 17 60 – – – – –
2017 EDM 7 16 – – – – –
Total 97 262 6 3 6 – 1

References

  1. ^ a b Stewart, Robert (July 22, 2010). "New Orleans Saints Q and A: cornerback Marcell Young". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Marcell Young". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Hall, Lindsey (September 4, 2008). "Jackson State Loses Two Key Players". WTOK 11. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Transactions". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "FA13: Eskimos sign free agent DB Marcell Young". CFL.ca. February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "Eskimos lock up DB Marcell Young through to end of 2019". Edmonton Journal. February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Terry Jones: Eskimos injury situation starting to get insane". Edmonton Journal. August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "Eskimos release veteran DB Young - Article - TSN". TSN. March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Lions Sign Defensive Back Marcell Young - BC Lions". April 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Video: Lions DB Marcell Young absolutely crushes fan on the field with shoulder check". The Province. June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

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