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  • LB
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • San Antonio, Texas
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 218
    Weight
  • Southside
    High School
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Micah Young
#44
Micah Young
LB
Position
Junior
Class
San Antonio, Texas
Hometown

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Biography

2023: Young appeared in 13 games for the Cowboys in a reserve role and a key member of special teams. He recorded seven tackles on the season. He recorded two tackles in games over New Mexico and UNLV.
 
2022: Young appeared in 12 games for the Cowboys in a reserve role and on special teams. He finished the season with three tackles that were all solo. He had stops against San Jose State, New Mexico and Ohio in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.

2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.

High School: Micah Young was named to the 2019 Associated Press First Team Class 5A All-State team in Texas as a junior linebacker.  He was ranked as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports and was the 256th overall ranked recruit in the state of Texas as a senior.  Texas is one of the most talent-rich states for football recruits in the nation.  Young helped lead Southside High to a 9-0 overall record in the regular season and a perfect 5-0 district record.  Southside won its first round game of the 2020 Class 5A-D1 State Playoffs, defeating Jefferson, 52-0.  Southside is scheduled to face Flour Bluff High in the second round on Dec. 17.  As a junior, Young was credited with 170 tackles from his linebacker position and sacked opposing quarterbacks eight times.  He played for head coach Ricky Lock at Southside High School in San Antonio.  Young was also recruited by New Mexico and UTSA.