Harding University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career

• Career Games/Starts: 31/11 ... Bison debut: vs. Southwest Baptist (8/30/07) ... First Career Start: at Arkansas-Monticello (9/22/07) ... 15 carries, 36 yards; 9 receptions, 102 yards; 4 KR, 98 yards; 124 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT, 6 PBU, 1 FF, 4 FR.
  
• Has played three different positions in his three-year career ... has played linebacker (2007), defensive back (2008) and running back (2009).

• Played in all 11 games as a reserve running back and special-teams player ... 15 carries, 36 yards; 9 receptions, 102 yards; 4 KR, 98 yards; 9 tackles, 1 FR.
• Had his best offensive game at Arkansas-Monticello (10/24) with three carries for seven yards and one reception for 32 yards.
• Returned a kickoff 55 yards, down to the one-yard line at Ouachita Baptist (10/10).
• Tied for second on the team with nine special-teams tackles ... third on the team with six tackles on kickoff returns ... tied for third on the team with three tackles on punt returns ... recovered a fumble on a kickoff return vs. Arkansas Tech (11/7).

2008

• Played in 10 games with five starts at safety ... 46 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PBU.
• Ranked seventh on the team with 46 tackles, including a season-high 11 tackles (1.0 TFL) at Valdosta State (10/18) ... tied for fifth on the team with six special-teams tackles ... ranked second on the team with four tackles on punt returns.
• Recorded his first collegiate interception at Missouri Southern (8/30).
  

2007

• Played in all 10 games with six starts ... 69 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 FF, 3 FR, 3 PBU.
• Led Harding and ranked tied for 14th in the GSC in tackles (6.9 per game) ... had a season-high and team season-high 13 tackles vs. West Georgia (10/4) ... had nine tackles, including 1.5 sacks, at Southern Arkansas (10/20) ... also had 10 tackles vs. Ouachita Baptist (11/10).
• Recovered fumbles in three consecutive games (9/22-10/4) ... three fumble recoveries ties for 10th on the Harding single-season list.
• Tied for the Harding team lead with seven special-teams tackles, all on kickoff returns.

Previous Schools

• Transferred to Harding from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa.
• Started three seasons as a running back and safety under coach Derek Wahlstrom at Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Ariz. ... three-time all-conference and two-time all-state ... played in the Arizona High School All-Star Game.
• Also lettered as a forward on the Northwest Christian basketball team and as a sprinter on the track team.

Personal

• Born: Sept. 14, 1986 in Phoenix, Ariz. ... Major: Sports Management ... Parents: Troy and Alicia Young ... has two brothers (Logan and Austin) and one sister (Taylor).

Career Highs

• Carries - 3 (twice), last at Arkansas-Monticello (10/24/09)
• Rushing Yards - 9 vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12/09)
• Receptions - 2 (twice), last vs. Arkansas Tech (11/7/09)
• Receiving Yards - 32 at Arkansas-Monticello (10/24/09)
• Kickoff Returns - 2 at Arkansas-Monticello (10/24/09)
• Kickoff Return Yards - 55 at Ouachita Baptist (10/10/09)

• Tackles - 13 vs. West Georgia (10/4/07)
• TFL - 1.5 at Southern Arkansas (10/20/07)
• Sacks - 1.5 at Southern Arkansas (10/20/07)
• Interceptions - 1 at Missouri Southern (8/30/08)