2024 Football Roster
Zion Young
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 265
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westlake
- Prev School:
- Michigan State
2025: Has started all four games to begin the season … Has totaled 10 total tackles (six solo), 5.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and three quarterback hurries on the season … Earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors (9/22) for his performance in the SEC opener against South Carolina. Central Arkansas: Was in on two stops in the season opener. Kansas: Recorded his first sack of the season, two total tackles (one solo) and a quarterback hurry in the win over the rival Jayhawks. Louisiana: Made three total tackles (two solo), including a pair of TFL in the win over the Ragin’ Cajuns. South Carolina: Made a season-high three tackles (all solo), including 2.0 TFL, a sack and a pair of quarterback hurries in the SEC opener against the Gamecocks … Was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (9/22) for his performance.
2024: SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection … started all 13 games … compiled 42 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, three PBUs, five QB pressures, one fumble recovery and one caused fumble … finished tied for third on the team in TFLs and sacks and seventh in tackles … registered 1+ tackle in 12 games and 3+ tackles on nine occasions, including a year-best seven stops against Vanderbilt … secured 1.0 TFL three times, including a season-high 2.0 versus Auburn … carded 1.0 sack in contests with Texas A&M and Auburn … notched one PBU against Boston College, Oklahoma, and Arkansas … logged one QB pressure on four occasions, including a year-high two against South Carolina … recorded one caused fumble against South Carolina, while lone fumble recovery occurred against Oklahoma … returned the fumble 17 yards for a TD … on the field for 532 snaps.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year member of the football program at Michigan State (2022-23) ... 2023 Academic All-Big Ten selection … in 20 career games (11 starts), registered 47 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, and seven QB pressures … earned starts against Wisconsin and Michigan in 2022 and Central Michigan, Richmond, Washington, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Indiana, and Penn State in 2023 … posted 16 games with 1+ tackle and seven contests with 3+ tackles, including a career-best seven against Michigan in 2022 … posted 1.0 TFL on four occasions, including a career-high 2.0 against Richmond in 2023 … logged 1.0 sack twice, including a career-best 1.5 versus the Spiders in 2023 … tallied one QB pressure in five contests, including a career-high three against Maryland in 2023 … played 752 career snaps … lettered three years at Westlake under coach Bobby May … consensus three-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com … listed as the No. 103 and No. 169 prospect from the state of Georgia according to 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … carded as the No. 145 and No. 158 overall defensive tackle prospect according to 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … helped Westlake to a 30-9 three-year ledger with three state playoff appearances, including a semifinal showing in 2020 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2021 … earned first team all-region honors after tallying 108 tackles, 1.0 TFL and 7.5 sacks as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born March 18, 2004 ... son of Shirley Reese … majoring in general studies.
