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2022: Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams… Made 10 total tackles with five solo and five assists… Recorded season-high four tackles at Washington (10/15) with three solo and one assist… Made three tackles against Colorado (10/1) with one solo and two assist… Improved career-tackle numbers to 61 total tackles with 40 solo, 21 assists and 1 tackle for loss over 28 games played with Arizona.
2021: Played in all 12 games with seven starts at safety...Finished the year sixth on the team with 44 total tackles...Also contributed one tackle for loss and four pass breakups...Key part of a Wildcats defense that allowed an average of just 190.1 passing yards per game, Arizona's first season under 200 YPG passing since 2008...Enjoyed a career night against USC, piling up 11 tackles and one PBU.
2020: Logged time in first four games of the season…Totaled six tackles on the year…Picked up two stops on Nov. 14 versus USC and again on Dec. 5 versus Colorado…Tallied single tackles on Nov. 21 at Washington and Nov. 28 at UCLA.
High School: Graduated from Centennial High School in Peoria, Arizona in May 2020…Lettered three years in football at defensive back and running back…Defensively, tallied 252 tackles with 5.0 tackles for loss, nine interceptions, and 30 pass breakups over three-year varsity career…As a senior, went for 61 tackles, two interceptions, and eight pass breakups…Offensively, picked up 127 catches for 1,091 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground while also pulling in 26 receptions for 536 yards and five touchdowns through the air…Three-time selection to All-Conference, All-City, All-District, All-Region, and All-State squads…Excelled in the classroom, earning first team All-Academic honors.
Personal: Jaydin Dejuan Young…Son of Dedrick and Amy Young…Two brothers, Dedrick and Dejuan, and two sisters, Kierra and Amya…Majoring in Physiology & Medical Sciences…Chose Arizona because, “It was the best environment for me to continue my academics and football career.”
