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• Rams' Byron Young: Productive sophomore season

  Rotowire Jan 30, 2025

  Young played in all 17 regular-season games and finished with 62 tackles (34 solo), including 7.5 sacks, one pass defense and one fumble recovery. He added six tackles (four solo), including 1.5 sacks, during the Rams' two playoff games. Young's production in his sophomore season was eerily similar to his rookie campaign, albeit logging one more combined tackle and 0.5 sacks less. The 2023 third-round pick was part of a young, formidable Rams' pass rush along with Kobie Turner, Jared Verse and Braden Fiske (knee), with the foursome logging 28.5 sacks during the regular season. They played a key role in the Rams' NFC wild-card win over the Vikings when they sacked Sam Darnold seven times.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Able to play in Week 11

  Rotowire Nov 17, 2024

  Young (knee) is active for Sunday's battle against the Patriots, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports. Young had been questionable heading into Sunday due to a knee issue, but he'll be able to suit up against New England. The second-year outside linebacker will look to extend his current three-game streak of games with at least one sack. The Patriots have given up the third-most sacks (32) to opponents on the season.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Tagged as questionable for Week 11

  Rotowire Nov 15, 2024

  Young (knee) was limited in Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against New England, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. Young was limited in practice all week due to a knee injury he likely picked up during the Rams' Week 10 loss to the Dolphins this past Monday. If Young is unable to play Sunday, Michael Hoecht would be the top candidate to start at outside linebacker opposite Jared Verse.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Limited at walkthrough

  Rotowire Nov 13, 2024

  Young (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's walkthrough, Cameron DaSilva of the USA Today reports. Young appears to have sustained a knee injury in the Rams' Week 10 loss to the Dolphins on Monday night, despite playing 43 defensive snaps and recording four total tackles, including 1.0 sacks. The second-year edge rusher's participation in practice Thursday and Friday will provide the best indication of whether he can play through this knee issue in the Rams' Week 11 matchup against the Patriots.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Gets to the quarterback Sunday

  Rotowire Sep 24, 2024

  Young recorded four tackles (two solo) including 1.0 sacks and a forced fumble during Sunday's 27-24 win versus the 49ers. Young made a swift swim move around Colton McKivitz before connecting with Brock Purdy during his windup, creating a turnover and tallying his second sack of the season. He's off to a fast start in 2024 after a promising rookie year in 2023, and he'll look to keep piling up sacks at Chicago in Week 4.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Starts second season with sack

  Rotowire Sep 9, 2024

  Young recorded four tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, during Sunday's 26-20 overtime loss to the Lions. After a 2023 campaign that saw the third-round pick rack up 8.0 sacks, Young came out against the Lions and got on the board in a hurry. On the Lions first drive, Young was able to sack Jared Goff on third down, forcing a three-and-out and setting the tone for the Rams' defense for much of the day. Young will look to continue rolling against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals in Week 2.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Stellar rookie campaign

  Rotowire Feb 4, 2024

  Young logged 61 tackles (42 solo), 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery during the 2023 regular season over 17 games played. A third-round pick out of Tennessee, the rookie outside linebacker stepped in and immediately produced at an elite level as a starter, leading all rookie edge rushers in sacks and establishing himself as one the anchors for the Rams at linebacker alongside Ernest Jones. Young may have a new counterpart on the outside, as Michael Hoecht is a restricted free agent, and the rest of the group behind them are unproven rookies and UDFAs, but Young looks like a steal after one season in Los Angeles.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Practices Thursday

  Rotowire Dec 7, 2023

  Young (knee) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice after missing Wednesday's session, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. The starting outside linebacker is trending in the right direction as the Rams' Week 14 matchup with the Ravens approaches. Young has 50 tackles, including five sacks, and two forced fumbles in 2023.

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• Rams' Byron Young: Likely to be starter

  Rotowire Aug 20, 2023

  Young likely secured a starting spot for the upcoming campaign, Jordan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports. Young was drafted by the Rams in the third round of this year's draft and will likely serve as a starter for the team's Week 1 matchup against the Seahawks. In two years at Tennessee, the 25-year-old logged 83 tackles (42 solo), 12.5 sacks and an interception in 24 games.

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• Raiders' Byron Young: Opens camp on PUP list

  Rotowire Jul 21, 2023

  Young (undisclosed) was placed on the active/PUP list by the Raiders on Friday, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Young will begin camp on the sideline as he nurses an undisclosed injury, but he'll be eligible to return to practice at any point in the coming weeks. Las Vegas kicks off its preseason with a matchup at home with San Francisco on Aug. 13.

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• Raiders' Byron Young: Headed west to Las Vegas

  Rotowire Apr 28, 2023

  The Raiders selected Young in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 70th overall. Not to be confused with the notable Tennessee edge rusher of the same name in the 2023 Draft, this Byron Young is a defensive tackle from Alabama. Young is no more than average as an athlete at 6-foot-3, 294 pounds, but he was a leading contributor on a strong Alabama run defense.

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