Bryce Young
Bryce Young (born July 25, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 9 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Freshman |
Career history | |
High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2] | July 25, 2001
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Early years
Young originally attended Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, California before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California for his final two years.[3] As a senior, he was the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and Gatorade Football Player of the Year for California after throwing for 4,528 yards and 58 touchdowns.[4][5] He was also the USA Today High School Offensive Player of the Year.[6] During his high school career, he passed for 13,520 yards and 152 touchdowns.[7] A five star recruit, he originally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football but later decommited to go to the University of Alabama.[8][9][10][11]
References
- Schrader, Scott (July 25, 2019). "Happy 18th Birthday to Bryce Youngpic.twitter.com/ODEzP8qZDW".
- "'20 QB Bryce Young sets commitment date". 247Sports.
- "Cathedral quarterback Bryce Young headed to Mater Dei". January 5, 2018.
- "Football player of the year: Bryce Young of Mater Dei". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 2019.
- "Mater Dei's Bryce Young earns Gatorade state football player of the year award". December 6, 2019.
- "2019-20 ALL-USA High School Football Offensive Player of the Year: Bryce Young, Mater Dei". December 19, 2019.
- "Alabama signee named nation's top HS quarterback". al. December 21, 2019.
- "Top QB recruit Young flips from USC to Alabama". ESPN.com. September 22, 2019.
- "'He's electric': A deeper look at new Alabama QB commit". al. October 1, 2019.
- "Who is Alabama getting in Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young?". September 25, 2019.
- "Alabama QB commit Young not afraid of big expectations". ESPN.com. December 6, 2019.