2023 Football Roster

41 Isaiah Young

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Experience 4th^
  • Hometown Eastvale, CA
  • High School Centennial HS

Biography

Young's Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 6 (vs. UC Davis, 2022)
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 (at Notre Dame, 2022)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 1 (at Notre Dame, 2022)
Interceptions: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona, 2022)
Pass Breakups: 4 (vs. Oregon State, 2021)

Cal Career (2020-23)
– Played in 23 games with 15 starts
– Contributed 37 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard), two interceptions and six pass breakups
– A two-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll selection as a 2021 freshman and 2022 sophomore 

Junior (2023)
– Played in five games all off the bench
– Contributed two tackles
– at North Texas (W, 58-21)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Washington State (W, 42-39)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at Stanford (W, 27-15)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at UCLA (W, 33-7)  2 tackles
– vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation

Sophomore (2022)
– Played in 12 games with 10 starts (both career highs) including each of the first 10 contests
– Contributed career highs of 26 tackles and two interceptions, as well as his lone career 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard)
– Earned his second straight Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll selection
– UC Davis (W, 34-13)  6 tackles ... career-high tackles
– UNLV (W, 20-14)  2 tackles, 1 interception ... first of two career interceptions on UNLV's final drive of the game late in the fourth quarter to secure a Cal victory ... career-high-tying interceptions
– at Notre Dame (L, 17-24)  2 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) ... lone career tackles for loss and tackle for loss yards
– Arizona (W, 49-31)  3 tackles, 1 interception ... second career interception in the Cal end zone in the fourth quarter to help secure a victory
– at Washington State (L, 9-28)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT)  2 tackles
– Washington (L, 21-28)  3 tackles
– Oregon (L, 24-42) – 2 tackles
– at USC (L, 35-41) – 2 tackles
– at Oregon State (L, 10-38) – 4 tackles
– Stanford (W, 27-20) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– UCLA (L, 28-35) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2021)
– Played in six games including each of the last five of the season with a three-game string of starts at Arizona, Stanford and UCLA
– Registered nine tackles and a career-high five pass breakups
– Earned his first of two straight Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll selections
– Washington State - participated ... Cal debut
– at Oregon - participated
– Oregon State - 1 tackle, 4 pass breakups ... career-high pass breakups
– at Arizona - 2 tackles ... first career start
– at Stanford - 2 tackles
– at UCLA - 2 tackles
– USC - 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup

Freshman (2020)
– Did not play
– One of nine football student-athletes along with Muelu Iosefa, Everett Johnson, Mason Mangum, Sami Nazzal, Trey Paster, Jaedon Roberts and Jamieson Sheahan who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its four spring practices before COVID cut spring ball short  
 
Centennial HS (Class Of 2020)
– Registered a combined 117 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions including two that he returned for touchdowns and 25 pass breakups during four varsity seasons for teams that combined for a 43-8 overall record, won four Big VIII Football League titles with a combined 20-0 conference record, and made four playoff appearances with all of his stats other than one tackle coming in his final three campaigns
– Contributed 44 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception that he returned for a touchdown and five pass breakups as a 2019 senior for a team that finished 12-1 overall, won the Big VIII League with a 5-0 conference mark and reached the second round of the Southern Section Division I playoffs before finishing the season ranked as the No. 5 team in California and No. 18 nationally according to MaxPreps
– Contributed 29 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one interception that he returned for a touchdown and nine pass breakups as a 2018 junior for a team that finished 9-3 overall, won the Big VIII League with a 5-0 conference mark and reached the semifinals of the Southern Section Division I playoffs before falling to Mater Dei in their only loss of the season while finishing the campaign ranked as the No. 5 team in California, No. 9 nationally and No. 14 in the Xcellent 25 rank according to MaxPreps
– Recorded 43 tackles, one interception and 11 pass breakups for a team that finished 11-2 overall, won the Big VIII League title with a 5-0 conference mark and reached the semifinals finished the season as the No. 4 ranked team in California, as well as No. 12 nationally and in the Xcellent 25 Rank according to MaxPreps
– Had a single tackle in one game played as a 2016 freshman for a team that finished 11-2 overall, won the Big VIII League with a 5-0 conference mark and reached the semifinals of the Southern Section Division I playoffs before nearly knocking off eventual section champion St. John Bosco in a 49-47 loss while finishing the campaign ranked as the No. 3 team in California, No. 8 nationally and No. 15 in the Xcellent 25 rank according to MaxPreps
– Wore No. 5

High School Stats (According To MaxPreps.com)
*Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
 
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2019)
Stars: 247Sports (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Cornerback Rankings: ESPN (79), Rivals (80), 247Sports (94)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (147)
California Overall Player Rankings: Rivals (59), ESPN (85), 247Sports (101)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (0.8471), ESPN (75), Rivals (5.6)
 
Other
– Born March 6, 2001
– Son of Kelvin and Rochelle Young
– Graduated from Cal in December of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and honored in a mini-graduation ceremony held for nine players and one coach at the end of walk-thru on the day of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Last Updated
June 9, 2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2020Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'10" 170 lbs
    29
  • 41

    2021Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'10" 175 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2022Junior

    Cornerback
    5'10" 185 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    41