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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name               = Brian Young
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| current_team       = New Orleans Saints
| number             = <!-- 66 -->
| position           = Outside linebackers coach  <!-- [[Defensive tackle]] -->
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Lawton, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| height_ft          = 6
| height_in          = 2
| weight_lbs         = 298
| high_school        = [[Andress High School|El Paso (TX) Andress]]
| college            = [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]] (1996–1999)
| draftyear          = 2000
| draftround         = 5
| draftpick          = 139
| pastteams          =
* [[St. Louis Rams]] ({{nfly|2000}}–{{nfly|2003}})
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{nfly|2004}}–{{nfly|2008}})
| pastcoaching       =
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{nfly|2009}}–{{nfly|2010}})<br>Coaching intern
* New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2011|2012}})<br>Defensive assistant
* New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2013}})<br>Defensive assistant/linebackers
* New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2014}})<br>Assistant linebackers
* New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2015}})<br>Outside linebackers
* New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2016}}–present)<br>Pass rush specialist
| highlights         =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLIV|XLIV]])
* WAC Defensive Player of the Year (1999)
* 2× First-team All-WAC (1998, 1999)
| statleague         = NFL
| statlabel1         = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1         = 309
| statlabel2         = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2         = 22.5
| statlabel3         = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3         = 7
| statlabel4         = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4         = 8
| statlabel5         = [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5         = 1
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'''Brian Young''' (born July 8, 1977) is an [[American football]] coach and former player defensive tackle who is a defensive coach for the [[New Orleans Saints]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).  Young played college football for the [[University of Texas at El Paso]], and professionally for the [[St. Louis Rams]] and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
==Early life==
Young earned varsity letters in high school football and track and field track at [[Andress High School]] in El Paso, Texas.  As a senior, he received all-district and all-city honors, and an honorable mention all-state selection in football.
==College career==
In 1996, while playing as a true freshman, Young finished his freshman year season with 13 tackles (3 for a loss) and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 1997, Young finished his sophomore year season with 45 tackles, 7 for a loss, and 3 sacks. As a junior in 1998 Young was named All-WAC and had totaled 72 tackles (8 for a loss) and 3.5 sacks. As a senior in 1999 at UTEP, Young was named the Western Athletic Conference WAC Defensive Player of the Year for an 84-Tackle (football move)|tackle (16 for loss) and 8- Quarterback sack|sack season for the UTEP Miners football Miners. He ended his college career at UTEP with a total of 214 tackles (34 for losses) and 16 sacks.
==Professional playing career==
===Pre-draft===
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|         note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2000/nfldraft/players/40696.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000903005545/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2000/nfldraft/players/40696.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = September 3, 2000| title = 2000 NFL Combine Results | author =  | date = February 29, 2008 | accessdate = June 19, 2008 | publisher = CNNSI.com}}</ref>}}
Young was the strongest player in the UTEP football program, with a 435-pound bench press and a 675-pound squat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cheerleaders.stlouisrams.com/article/21308/ |title=RAMS SELECT UTEP'S DE BRIAN YOUNG WITH FIFTH ROUND PICK |author= |date=April 29, 2000 |accessdate=June 19, 2008 |publisher=St. Louis Rams.com }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===St. Louis Rams===
Young was drafted in the fifth round of the [[2000 NFL draft]] by the St. Louis Rams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On July 6, 2000, he signed a 3-year contract worth $950,000. As a rookie, he played in 11 games and made six tackles. The following year, he became a [[Starting lineup|starter]] for the Rams, he recorded 40 tackles and 6.5 sacks and [[Interception|intercepted]] a pass for the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] Champions. In 2002, he played in all 16 games with 2 starts at defensive tackle and 1 start at left [[defensive end]]. For the season he had 36 tackles and 2 sacks.
As a [[restricted free agent]] after the 2002 season, Young signed a one-year tender from the Rams for $610,000. In 2003, he nearly duplicated his 2002 statistics by recording 38 tackles and 2 sacks but in 2003 he had five fumble recoveries. On November 9, 2003, Young tied an NFL record with three fumble recoveries against the [[Baltimore Ravens]] and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Young became 15th player in NFL history to recover three fumbles in a game. He also had a career-high 11 tackles, a sack, one quarterback pressure and a forced fumble in the Rams' 33–22 win.<ref>[[Belleville News-Democrat]] November 13, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2010.</ref>
===New Orleans Saints===
On March 11, 2004, Young signed a four-year, $10 million free-agent contract with the [[New Orleans Saints]]. As a starter for the Saints in 2004 Young had 59 tackles and 2.5 sacks. In 2005, he had 51 tackles but failed to record a sack.
In 2006 the Saints were the NFL's [[Cinderella (sports)|Cinderella]] story and Young contributed 46 tackles and 5.5 sacks. In 2007 Young had a [[pneumonia]]-shortened year, playing in only 9 games but still he recorded 3 sacks and 18 tackles.
On February 29, 2008, the Saints re-signed DT Brian Young to a three-year, $12 million contract. Following a second straight season in which he was placed on [[injured reserve]], he was released on April 28, 2009.
==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 St. Louis Rams season|STL]]
| 11 || 0 || 10 || 6 || 4 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|STL]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 40 || 33 || 7 || '''6.5''' || '''10''' || '''1''' || '''25''' || 0 || '''25''' || '''3''' || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 St. Louis Rams season|STL]]
| '''16''' || 3 || 36 || 26 || 10 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 St. Louis Rams season|STL]]
| '''16''' || 12 || 36 || 25 || 11 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || '''4''' || '''5''' || '''21''' || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 15 || 15 || '''59''' || '''40''' || '''19''' || 2.5 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 51 || 38 || 13 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 46 || 35 || 11 || 5.5 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 9 || 8 || 18 || 16 || 2 || 3.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 8 || 3 || 13 || 11 || 2 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 123 !! 89 !! 309 !! 230 !! 79 !! 22.5 !! 36 !! 1 !! 25 !! 0 !! 25 !! 9 !! 7 !! 8 !! 21 !! 0
|}
===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|STL]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || 6 || 5 || '''1''' || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || '''2''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 St. Louis Rams season|STL]]
| 1 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || '''2.0''' || '''2''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 2 || 2 || '''8''' || '''7''' || '''1''' || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 6 !! 6 !! 18 !! 16 !! 2 !! 2.0 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0
|}
==Coaching career==
On July 10, 2009, KTSM-TV, also known as NewsChannel 9, the NBC affiliate based in El Paso, Texas reported that he had retired from the NFL due to his injuries and was considering going into coaching.
Though knee injuries ended Brian Young's playing career after nine seasons. He spent the 2009 and 2010 season with the Saints as an unpaid assistant coach intern.<ref>[http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/09/new_orleans_saints_news_and_no_2.html 'Coach' Young]</ref>
As of 2011, Young had become a paid defensive coach for the Saints.
*[https://archive.today/20130122010327/http://www.elpasotimes.com/minersmania/ci_12815325 Brian Young's passion remains: Ex-UTEP Miner at peace with end of pro career]
==References==
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Lawton, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Players of American football from El Paso, Texas]]
[[Category:Coaches of American football from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Coaches of American football from Texas]]
[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
[[Category:UTEP Miners football players]]
[[Category:St. Louis Rams players]]
[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]]
[[Category:New Orleans Saints coaches]]