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Jersey Number 4
Teja Young
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla
- High School:
- Palm Beach Lakes
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Birthday:
- 9/8/1999
Redshirt Junior (2022)
- Named team's co-captain during the preseason camp
- Tallied three tackles and a pass breakup in the Owls 43-13 season opening win over Charlotte
- Had limited playing time versus Ohio, nursing an injury, but used that time to record three tackles
- Returned to the starting lineup and recorded four tackles, including two solo, at Purdue
- Continued to etch himself in the FAU record books with yet another interception, this one a 64-yard pick six at UNT, and added a team leading 11 tackles, including eight solo
- Recorded five tackles and three pass breakups versus Rice
- Became the program's all-time pick-six leader after collecting his second of the season and fourth of his career at UTEP and added five tackles. His program high four was a 72 yard return
- Collected four tackles, including three solo, in the Owls' win over UAB
- Continues to be an on-field coach for the Owls and contributed two solo tackles versus FIU in a 52-7 Shula Bowl XXI victory
- Recorded five tackles at Middle Tennessee
- Ended his captain season with six total tackles, including five solo, a forced fumble and two pass breakups versus WKU
- Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA
Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
Pads Off with Teja Young
- Opened his season with a double-digit performance at Florida (3-7), which included 0.5 TFL for a loss of one yard and added an INT with no return
- Had a team high nine tackles (5-4) and a BrUp in the season opener versus Georgia Southern and guided the Owls to a 38-6 avenging win
- Recorded two tackle assists and a pick six in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Added three tackles (1-2) at Air Force
- Important to the Owls' defensive attack and 58-21 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XX with two tackle assists
- Had five solo tackles and forced a fumble versus UAB
- Assisted on four tackles and added a QBH and a pass BrUp in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Credited with three tackles and a BrUp in the Owls' 28-25 C-USA win over UTEP
- Recorded four tackles versus Marshall
- Tallied 11 tackles (3-8) tackles versus ODU
- Ended his WKU game with two solo tackles and an interception that was followed by a 62-yard return
- Recorded four tackles, including three solo versus MT, the Owls' final game of 2021
- Named to PFF's All-Conference USA first team
- Named C-USA Honorable Mention
Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
- Drew a start in the season opener versus Charlotte and tallied six tackles, including three solo
- Tallied three total tackles, including two solos and recorded his first collegiate interception and a pass breakup at No. 22/25 Marshall
- Contributed four tackles in the Owls' 24-3 victory over UTSA
- Led the Owls with seven tackles in a 10-6 victory over WKU
- Had six tackles and forced a fumble in the Owls' 38-19 win at FIU in Shula Bowl XIX
- Recorded a tackle assist in FAU's 24-2 win over UMass as well as his second interception with a return of two yards
- Added a solo tackle at Georgia Southern
- Continued to develop into a team leader with four tackles, including three solo, supporting a depleted defensive back corps at Southern Miss
- Received C-USA honorable mention honors
- Credited with four tackles, including two solo tackles, in the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
Redshirt Freshman (2019)
- Worked with the squad in the spring
- Recorded a solo tackle in the season opener at Ohio State and added a ass breakup
- Had an assisted tackle in the UCF contest
- Added to the team's 41-31 Ball State victory
- Had two solo tackles in FAU's 45-27 C-USA win over Charlotte
- Saw action in the Owls' Middle Tennessee win
- Contributed a solo tackle in the Marshall game
- Had a quarterback hurry at ODU
- Had a special teams solo tackle in the Owls' win over WKU
- Was part of the Owls 37-7 victory over FIU
- Recorded a solo tackle in the Owls' 40-26 victory at UTSA
- Tallied four tackles in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM to capture the C-USA East Division title
- Saw extended time in the C-USA Championship game and recorded four tackles, including a 0.5 tackle for a loss of one yard
Freshman (2018)
- Recorded two tackle assists versus ODU and Marshall
- Worked with the special teams unit versus LA Tech
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for Coach Al Shipmen at Palm Beach Lakes High School
- All-Area Honorable Mention as a senior after throwing for five touchdowns and rushing for 10
- Also had a total of six pass breakups and 15 solo tackles
- Previously played at Royal Palm Beach High
- Held offers from Power 5 schools such as Colorado State, Illinois, and Pittsburgh
- Criminal justice major
- Son of Keisha Young
- Born Sept. 8, 1999
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