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Jersey Number 18
Jalen Young
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belle Glade, Fla.
- High School:
- Seminole Ridge
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Birthday:
- 11/28/1996
Bio
At FAU
Senior (2018)
- Honored as a 2018 C-USA Preseason first team Athlon Sports & Life selection
- CFB Now ranks the safety as the country's 8th best at his position
- Preseason All-C-USA
- Jim Thorpe Watch List
- Was second on the squad with five tackles at Oklahoma
- Vs. Air Force he had five tackle assists all in the first half
- Had five tackles (4-1) at No. 16 UCF
- Recorded two solo tackles at Middle Tennessee
- Tallied a game high 10 tackles versus ODU
- Was credited with seven tackles (2-5=7) as well as a pass breakup and a blocked kick at Marshall
- Led the Owls with nine tackles, including five solo versus LA Tech
- Co-leader with eight tackles, including six solo and a tackle for a loss, in Shula Bowl XVII versus FIU and added a quarterback hurry, and an interception with an 18 yard return, his first INT of 2018
- Recorded three tackles, including a half tackle for a loss of one yard, versus WKU
- Had a busy game at North Texas with a team high five tackles, team high two tackles for a loss including a sack for a team high loss of 11 yards, and two forced fumbles
- Drew the start versus Charlotte, the final game of his collegiate career
- Named C-USA Second Team
Junior (2017)
- Preseason first team selection by Athlon Sports & Life
- College Sports Madness Preseason First Team All-Conference
- Recorded six tackles in the season opener versus Navy. Added one TFL for a loss of one
- Had a team leading 14 tackles, including eight solo and a tackle for a loss of two yards at Wisconsin
- Saw limited time and recorded two tackle assists versus Bethune
- Started at Buffalo where he recorded eight tackles, including five assists
- Earned College Sports Madness C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors for his MT performance of a team leading eight tackles, including three solo, a punt return of 21 yards, a pass breakup and an interception
- Had three tackles, an interception that he returned for 31 yards and a quarterback hurry at ODU
- Added three tackles, including one solo versus North Texas
- Had six tackles and a forced fumble at WKU
- Tied a program record with three interceptions in the Marshall game as well as 39 yards of return and added four tackles
- Named CollegeSportsMadness.com C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Marshall game
- Shortened La Tech game saw him tally two tackles
- Recorded one solo and four assists in the 2017 Shula Bowl victory as well as adding a six yard punt return
- Had two solo tackles at Charlotte as well as two punt returns for a total of 25 yards
- Tallied seven tackles and two INTs for a return of 51 yards in the 2017 C-USA Championship victory over North Texas while his INTs pushed the Owls to a new single season team high interceptions
- Recorded seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and returned three punts for 50 yards
- Named to Phil Steele's Magazine's First Team All-Conference team
Sophomore (2016)
- C-USA Preseason All-Conference
- Was second on the squad with eight tackles (4-4) in the season opening victory
- Credited with a forced fumble
- Led the team with seven tackles, seven solo, in the UM game
- Credited with a pass breakup
- Led the team with eight tackles, seven solo at Kansas State
- Led the team for the second-consecutive game with 10 tackles versus Ball State
- Third-consecutive game as the team's leading tackler with 14 at FIU also had a TFL and his first INT of 2016
- Has led the team in tackles 4-of-6 2016 games with a total of 12 versus Charlotte and added two punt returns for a total of 20 yards, his longest was for 14 yards
- Led the team in total tackles with a career high 16 versus Marshall including 0.5 for a loss of two and an INT
- Recorded a forced fumble and three tackles, all solo, versus WKU. A game he gave everything he could after battling the flu for the two previous days
- Tallied seven tackles (6-1=7) and added a 19 yard punt return versus Rice
- Recorded five tackles and a punt return for -15 yards
- Returned to full speed after battling the flu with eight tackles and a pass breakup versus ODU
- Recipient of the Ramon Rickards "Bone Award" at the season-ending banquet
- Named to the C-USA Honorable Mention Team
- Ended his sophomore campaign No. 7 Nationally in solo tackles (6.1 per game) and No. 33 in total tackles (9.1 per game)
True Freshman (2015)
- Made his college debut at Tulsa...was second on the squad with eight tackles...also recorded a 0.5-0 TFL
- Tallied two solo tackles versus Miami
- Versus Buffalo was third on the squad with eight tackles (5-3=8), 0.5 was for a loss of one yard and had his first collegiate interception and a return of 10 yards
- Recorded four tackles (3-1=4) at Charlotte...grabbed an interception, his second in as many weeks, with a 22 yard return
- Recorded one tackle before being sidelined for much of the Rice game with an injury
- One of four Owls to record a team high eight tackles versus Marshall (5-3=8)
- Recorded six tackles (5-1=6) while just playing the second half at UTEP...added a pass breakup
- Tallied six tackles (3-3=6), which was tied for third on the team in the Shula Bowl victory over FIU...also grabbed a fourth quarter interception and returned it for 58 yards for a score...it was his third interception of the season, the longest return of his career and his first pick six
- Had three tackles (1-3) at WKU
- Set a new personal high 14 (8-6) tackles versus Middle Tennessee....had a pass breakup that was tipped into the hands of Sharrod Neasman who returned the INT for 45 yards
- Recorded four (2-2) tackles, including a tackle for a loss of one yard at Florida
- Recorded four tackles (2-2) in the season-ending ODU contest
- Named honorable mention C-USA and to the C-USA all-freshman team
High School
- Played for Scott Barnwell at Seminole Ridge High School which finished the 2014 campaign with a 5-5 mark ...tallied 68 tackles, including three sacks...added 652 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns...had 383 passing yards with five passing touchdowns...also had one kick return and two interceptions
- Served as a team captain as a senior...earned first team all-county and first team all-conference honors...third team member of the all-state team
- Member of the Super 11 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast teams
- Three-star athlete (football, basketball and track) as ranked by 247 Sports...listed as the 22nd best corner in the state and No. 51 nationally
- Criminal justice major
- Son of Charkata and Douglass Parris
- Born Nov. 28, 1996 in Belle Glade, Fla
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