DeQwan Young
Personal information
Born: (1986-11-12) November 12, 1986
Pontiac, Michigan
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Pontiac (MI)
College:Saint Joseph's (IN)
Position:Defensive back
Undrafted:2008
Career history
Career highlights and awards

DeQwan Young (born November 12, 1986) is a former American football defensive back. He was also the defensive backs coach for the Seton Hill University.[1]

College career

Young started all 11 games in the defensive backfield in each of his four seasons at St. Joseph's and finished his career in 2007 with 15 interceptions, 196 tackles, and 57 passed defended. He was an All-Star in the Division II Cactus Bowl and was selected to the First Team All-Great Lakes Football Conference and the Second Team All-Northwest Region squads. He was considered a draft prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft, but didn't hear his name called on draft day.[2]

Professional career

Manchester Wolves

It was announced on October 30, 2008, that Young would be joining the Wolves.[3] Young ended up never playing a down for the Wolves.

Wisconsin Wolfpack

On April 3, 2009, Young decided to sign with the Wisconsin Wolfpack of the Continental Indoor Football League.[4] He played 2 seasons for the Wolfpack, before they folded following the 2010 season.

Johnstown Generals

In 2011, he signed with the Johnstown Generals. In week 14, he was named the defensive player of the week after having 3 interceptions, two of which was returned for a touchdown.[5] He led the league with interceptions (16) despite only playing 12 games. Young returned to Johnstown for the 2012 season.[6]

Missouri Monsters

In 2013, Young signed with the Missouri Monsters.

Erie Explosion

In 2014, Young signed with the Erie Explosion of the Continental Indoor Football League. [7]

Controversy

After not winning the UIFL Defensive Player of the Year award, Young dropped a series of YouTube videos on June 9, 2011 and June 18, 2011 [8] [9] calling out several league officials, coaches, and Quarterbacks.

On February 11, 2014, Young made a potential career ending tackle on Northern Kentucky River Monsters Quarterback, Jared Lorenzen. Northern Kentucky River Monsters Owner, Jill Chitwood, made a comments in a USA Today article [10] hinting that Erie Explosion players cheered while Lorenzen went down injured after Young's hit. Lorenzen would pass away in 2019 after never playing another game of football after this hit by Young.

References

  1. ↑ "DeQwan Young signs to play arena football".
  2. ↑ NFL Draft Bio DeQwan Young
  3. ↑ "Williams and Young join Manchester Wolves in 2009". October 30, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Wolfpack sign two new defenders". April 3, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Players of the Week - 14". Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Player Transactions - UIFL". Archived from the original on September 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "2015 Roster : Erie Explosion". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  9. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  10. ↑ "'Hefty Lefty' Jared Lorenzen sustains broken leg". USA Today.
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