Kevin Young
90  Kevin Young
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Olathe, Kan.

High School:
Olathe North HS

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 275

Position:
Defensive Tackle

Experience:
2L

11/21/2011

Jayhawks Set to Face Missouri in Season Finale at Arrowhead Stadium

11/07/2011

Kansas Hosts Baylor For Senior Day On AT&T Jayhawk All-Access

KU will honor its 15-member senior class before the game.

10/24/2011

Kansas Hits The Road For Game At Texas

Jayhawks take on Longhorns on Jayhawk TV Network.

10/10/2011

Jayhawks Host Top-Ranked Sooners on ESPN2 Saturday

KU-OU will kick off at 8:15 p.m.

Career Honors: 2009: KU Defensive Scout Player of the Year, KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. Southern Mississippi and Missouri.

2010 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games and started each of the first six games at defensive end... Recorded 14 tackles on the season... Best game statistically was three tackles against New Mexico State... Made two tackles in four other games... Broke up a pass against Texas A&M.

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named the George Mrkonic Defensive Scout Player of the Year for the Jayhawks... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Southern Mississippi and Missouri... Arrived on campus for spring of 2009.

High School: A three-year letterwinner at Olathe North HS... Played tight end and defensive end... Was an all-state, all-league and all-city selection... Team was 8-3 on the season and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs... As a junior he recorded 80 tackles and 12 sacks while earning all-league second team honors... Also played basketball... Was all-city and all-league.

Personal: Son of Michelle and Jason Young... Has two brothers... Major is pre-sport science: community health.

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