He's 6'7, and could easily hold 320+ pounds on his crazy-long frame.
I hope we see players like him and KVA in the 2-deep following spring practice.
a lot of those guys. Tillery was probably the last we had and Iām not sure how long before him we had another. I see Young becoming a 6ā6ā 300 pound DT with very little bad weight and a very high level of athleticism and physicality. All-American and future pro-bowler.
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Back in 1990, Bryant Young was a 235 pound linebacker with a large frame that could easily accommodate another 40+ pounds. He was moved to 3 technique tackle in the spring of 1991, at 255 lbs, and aside from George "Boo" Williams, was easily the best defensive tackle on that squad. I still wish we could have seen what he and Williams could have done as a DT / NT tandem, but unfortunately, Williams got booted off the team due to marijuana use.
Bryant Young ended up playing nose tackle for us, and actually held his own quite nicely against many a bigger offensive lineman 40-50 pounds heavier. He, Eric Jones and Devon McDonald were among the few who generated real pressure and could block a running lane decently that year. Troy Ridgely was terrible, Jim Flannigan and Brian "Hambone" Hamilton were a year away from being ready for playing on the line, and Junior Bryant was banged up for most of 1991.
Once he got up to 275 pounds, he was easily among the best in the nation as a true junior and was arguably the best in 1993 as a senior.
Bryce Young is very similar to his father, except even longer framed as you mentioned, and I can definitely see his being a 3 technique tackle this year, and shifting to nose tackle in the near future. This time around, though, there's good defensive line depth, and he won't have to be rushed into service.
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I remember walking across campus as a student and seeing Bryant Young and Aaron Taylor (I think they both lived in Flanner??) back when the players actually lived and interacted with their fellow students. Those were some large individuals. Young was a beast back then; only one I see as on a similar level in terms of the eye test would be Stephon Tuitt.