13JaxSeasonInReview

SAM YOUNG
GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2010 (2/0), 2011 (4/0), 2012 (12/4), 2013 (15/0)
NFL TOTALS: 33 games, 4 starts
JAGUARS TOTALS: 11 games, 0 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 0 games, 0 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted by Dallas in the sixth round (179th
overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft … Waived on 9/5/11 … Claimed by Buffalo
off waivers on 9/6/11 … Waived on 10/7/13 … Claimed by Jacksonville off
waivers on 10/8/13.
PRO: Fourth-year OT who was claimed off waivers (Buffalo) on Oct. 8, 2013
… Drafted in the sixth round by Dallas in 2010 and played in two games
before being waived on Sept. 5, 2011 … Played in 20 games with four
starts (all in 2012) for the Bills after being claimed off waivers (via Dallas)
on Sept. 6, 2011 … Played in four games for Buffalo in 2012 before being
released on Oct. 7, 2013.
2013: Played in 15 games, four for Buffalo and 11 for Jacksonville ... Began
season with Bills before being released on Oct. 7 ... Claimed off waivers by
the Jaguars on Oct. 8 ... Made Jaguars debut on 10/13 at DEN and saw
action on special teams ... 11/10 at TEN: Saw action on special teams and
for one play at LT in the third quarter ...
2012: Appeared in a career-high 12 games with four starts for Buffalo and
was only penalized one time (false start) …
2011: Saw action in four games for the Bills …
2010: Played in two games for the Cowboys after being selected in the sixth
round (179th overall) out of Notre Dame.
COLLEGE: Started 50 consecutive games (school-record at the time) on the
offensive line (40 at LT, 10 at RT) … In 2009, helped the Irish become one
of the most prolific offenses in the country, rolling up more than 450 yards
per game … Became the first freshman to start every game in his career
since freshmen officially became eligible in 1972 … Named 2006 first-team
Freshman All-America by The Sporting News … Majored in Management-Entrepreneurship
after enrolling in the Mendoza College of Business.
PERSONAL: Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
where he played for coach George Smith … First-team All-America offensive
lineman on USA Today prep All-America squad … Rated top lineman and
one of 16 candidates for Parade All-America High School Player of the Year
award … During his junior and senior seasons, did not allow a single sack …
Named the 2005 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005 … Played in the
2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Won the state title in shot put setting
multiple school records at St. Thomas Aquinas.