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Bryant Young

Bryant Colby Young

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 291 lbs.
Born: January 27, 1972 in Chicago Heights, IL
College: Notre Dame

Career AV: 93 (203rd overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1994 22 SFO LDT 97 16 16 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 45 4 9
1995 23 SFO LDT 97 12 12 6.0 0 0 2 0 0 25 3 6
1996*+ 24 SFO LDT 97 16 16 11.5 1 0 1 43 0 61 15 2 19
1997 25 SFO LDT 97 12 12 4.0 39 6 7
1998 26 SFO LDT 97 12 12 9.5 2 0 1 0 0 43 11 12
1999* 27 SFO LDT 97 16 16 11.0 36 5 1 11
2000 28 SFO LDT 97 15 15 9.5 1 0 1 0 0 33 12 5
2001* 29 SFO LDT 97 16 16 3.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 6 13
2002* 30 SFO LDT 97 16 16 2.0 28 8 9
2003 31 SFO LDT 97 16 16 3.5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 29 7 7
2004 32 SFO RDT 97 16 16 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 37 11 6
2005 33 SFO LDE 97 13 13 8.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 32 4 5
2006 34 SFO LDE 97 16 16 5.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 41 10 6
2007 35 SFO LDE 97 16 16 6.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 4 8
Career 208 208 89.5 0 0 0 0 11 12 0 7 47 0 512 106 3 123

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1996*+ 24 SFO LDT 97 16 16 2 4
1999* 27 SFO LDT 97 16 16 1 2
Career 208 208 3 6

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Richard Seymour, Roger Brown, Mike Reid, Alan Page*, Alex Karras, Haloti Ngata, Pat Holmes, Warren Sapp, Julius Peppers, Darrell Russell
4 Kevin Williams, Jason Taylor, Ray Krouse, Bob Lilly*, Charlie Johnson, Jerome Brown, Pat Holmes, Bill Maas, Keith Millard, Louie Kelcher
5 Ray Krouse, Kevin Williams, Mike Reid, Chris Doleman, Dana Stubblefield, Richard Dent, Jason Taylor, Bob Lilly*, Kevin Carter, Darrell Russell
6 Dan Hampton*, Chris Doleman, Fred Smerlas, Michael Dean Perry, Dana Stubblefield, Ray Krouse, Buck Buchanan*, Deacon Jones*, Roger Brown, Dexter Manley
7 Fred Smerlas, Dana Stubblefield, Dexter Manley, Ray Krouse, Gino Marchetti*, Chris Doleman, Willie Davis*, Simeon Rice, Gary Johnson, Jim Katcavage
8 Fred Smerlas, Gary Johnson, Michael Dean Perry, Curley Culp, Gino Marchetti*, Kevin Carter, Buck Buchanan*, Larry Brooks, Roger Brown, Fred Dryer
9 Fred Dryer, Fred Smerlas, Michael Dean Perry, Curley Culp, Gary Johnson, Larry Brooks, Roger Brown, Kevin Carter, Jim Katcavage, Buck Buchanan*
10 Fred Smerlas, Fred Dryer, Michael Dean Perry, Larry Brooks, Dana Stubblefield, Roger Brown, Gary Johnson, Kevin Carter, Jim Katcavage, Buck Buchanan*
11 Fred Smerlas, Ted Washington, Fred Dryer, Kevin Carter, Michael Dean Perry, Lyle Alzado, Chester McGlockton, Dana Stubblefield, Larry Brooks, Jim Katcavage
12 Fred Smerlas, Ted Washington, Fred Dryer, Lyle Alzado, Jim Katcavage, Jim Marshall, Kevin Carter, Chester McGlockton, Rosey Grier, Art Still
13 Ted Washington, Fred Smerlas, Jim Katcavage, Lyle Alzado, Jim Marshall, Fred Dryer, Kevin Carter, Sam Adams, Greg Kragen, Clyde Simmons
14 Ted Washington, Fred Smerlas, Lyle Alzado, Jim Marshall, Kevin Carter, Fred Dryer, Buck Buchanan*, Too Tall Jones, Dave Butz, Sam Adams
Career Ted Washington, Fred Smerlas, Fred Dryer, Dave Butz, Buck Buchanan*, Lyle Alzado, Jim Katcavage, Greg Kragen, Too Tall Jones, Kevin Carter

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1999 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1996
1999
2001
2002

First-Team All-Pro

1996

Games

Career 208 (164)

Games Started

Career 208 (41)

Fumble Return Yds

1996 NFL 43 (10)

Sacks

Career 89.5 (34)

Safeties

1996 NFL 2 (1/1)
1999 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (3)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1996Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1998Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1999Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2001Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL