Chase Young

Chase Young

23-Year-Old Defensive EndDE
Washington Commanders
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Young’s NFL career has been immensely frustrating. He tore his ACL in Week 10 last season, and even before that managed just 26 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 455 snaps. Young’s strong rookie season and memorable collegiate career give reason to believe there’s still a star in there somewhere, but he’s a boom-or-bust proposition in the meantime. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a four-year, $34.56 million contract with Washington in July of 2020.
Plays only three games in 2022
DEWashington Commanders
January 31, 2023
Young made only three appearances in 2022 and recorded five tackles and one pass defense on 115 snaps.
ANALYSIS
The 2020 No. 1 overall pick made his season debut Dec. 24 after suffering ACL and MCL tears Nov. 14 the year before. Young has only nine career sacks through three pro seasons, with 7.5 of those coming in a debut campaign that also included four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a Defensive Rookie of the Year award. With a full offseason to continue strengthening his knee, Young has a chance to emerge as a top edge rusher in 2023, his age-24 campaign.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Chase Young's measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"
 
Weight
264 lbs
 
Hand Length
10.00 in
 
Arm Length
33.75 in
 
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Young impressed as a rookie after being drafted second overall in 2020, producing 44 tackles (32 solo) and 7.5 sacks on 770 snaps in 15 games. The sack total might not stand out, but it's strong production for a 21-year-old playing on a deep D-Line. This year, Young will probably take on a bigger workload with Ryan Kerrigan and Ryan Anderson gone. Young showed additional playmaking with four forced fumbles and three recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown. A more effective offense will give Young more pass-rush chances as opponents throw to keep up.
At the risk of assigning unfair expectations, it's nonetheless difficult to see a slow start to Young's NFL career. More than his own level of play, the greatest threat to Young's rookie production is the risk of a low snap count. Montez Sweat is poised to break out at defensive end, yet longtime great Ryan Kerrigan is probably still good enough to push for 800 or so snaps, and 2017 second-round pick Ryan Anderson is another threat to steal hundreds of defensive end snaps. Still, Young projects as an eventual threat to lead the league in sacks annually, and his talent might be compelling to the point of earning the most snaps among Washington linemen. His floor, unfortunately, may be something like 550 snaps.
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Back in full Thursday
DEWashington Commanders
December 29, 2022
Young (illness) practiced fully Thursday.
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Dealing with illness
DEWashington Commanders
Illness
December 28, 2022
Young didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness.
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Small role expected in debut
DEWashington Commanders
December 24, 2022
Young (knee) is expected to face an initial limit of 12-to-15 snaps in his season debut Saturday at San Francisco, though head coach Ron Rivera is leaving the door open for the defensive end to play more if he's feeling good during the contest, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Finally ready for 2022 debut
DEWashington Commanders
December 22, 2022
Washington head coach Ron Rivera said Young (knee) will make his 2022 debut Saturday at San Francisco, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
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Still limited at practice
DEWashington Commanders
Knee - ACL
December 21, 2022
Young (knee) was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice.
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