Jamari Young gives Gardner-Webb a rangy, disruptive linebacker with proven splash-play production
Young looks like a useful linebacker fit because he has already shown he can impact a game with **tackles, backfield disruption, and ball pressure**: Gardner-Webb credited him with 11 tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, and a forced fumble in a Week 1 upset win in 2025, earning Big South/OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors. He also logged at least one solo tackle in 2023 and has a profile that suggests an active, physical defender rather than a passive space-eater. For a team wanting effort, range, and turnover-creating upside, he’s an intriguing add.
