NFL Draft Profile: Cameron Young, Defensive Lineman, Mississippi State Bulldogs
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Cameron Young
Mississippi State Bulldogs
#93
Pos: iDL
Ht: 6033
Wt: 304
Hand: 1000
Arm: 3448
Wing: 8200
40: 5.10
DOB: 6/8/2000
Hometown: Crosby, MS
High School: Franklin County
Eligibility: 2023
One Liner:
Young is a powerful, hard-working college nose tackle who will transition to defensive tackle at the next level because he lacks the mass and play strength to consistently anchor the point of attack.
Evaluation:
Young frequently lines up as a 0-tech or 1-tech for the Bulldogs, but he’ll also take snaps as a 2-tech. The redshirt senior lacks impressive pursuit speed, but he’ll still flow east to west to reach the football and join gang tackles. He displays impressive effort but often lacks the athleticism to finish plays. Young primarily relies on power to win as a pass rusher. He deploys a one-armed bull rush and flashes a strong leg drive. The former three-star recruit generally maintains good leverage, and his power overwhelms linemen when he gets his hands up early. Young is a physical combatant with active hands. He occasionally uses a swim move and shoots the A gap, but these moments are spread out. Young is an older player who lacks the mass and strength to play nose tackle in the NFL. He’ll have to play a more typical defensive tackle role. Young lacks a consistently explosive first step, and his hands are late to engage, which allows offensive linemen to get into his pads and dictate the rep. Young’s hands are active, but they lack the power and pop to stun linemen. His athletic profile makes him largely ineffective on stunts. Young’s agility, change of direction skills, and ability to disengage from blockers and redirect his momentum are uninspiring. The Mississippi native is more of a pocket pusher than a pocket collapser and doesn’t display a clear pass rush plan. He lacks desired pursuit speed and isn’t a twitchy or sudden athlete. Young doesn’t generate any headway against double teams and is often displaced with ease when facing two linemen. He was sealed and washed out of the play several times by single and double blocks against Alabama. Young’s inconsistent ability to hold the point of attack limits his ceiling as an NFL prospect.
Grade:
7th Round
Background:
Young was a three-star recruit from Franklin County High School in Meadville, Miss., in the class of 2018. He was the No. 1,467 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 1,361 for On3.com. Young was an unranked two-star recruit for Rivals. He was an unranked recruit for ESPN with no grade or star rating. As a high school senior, Young totaled 51 tackles, including 43 solo, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. As a high school junior, he amassed 90 tackles, ten sacks, an interception, and a fumble recovery compared to 75 tackles and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore. Young also lettered in basketball, averaging 12.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game as a junior per MaxPreps. He was born on June 8, 2000, and has three siblings.
