Baylor’s undersized-but-feisty tackling machine
In the 2017 season, Taylor Young was one of Baylor’s most productive linebackers, finishing with 39 solo tackles, 21 assists, 3.0 sacks, and 19 tackles for loss, while his career at Baylor totaled 325 tackles and 15.5 sacks across four seasons[3][5]. What makes him appealing is the punchy, high-motor profile: a compact 5-foot-10, 225-pound linebacker who played with edge, showed backfield disruption, and earned three All-Big 12 nods plus the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year honor in 2014[2][10].
