Lummie Young IV

Lummie Young IV gets ready to a Duke kickoff against Virginia

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Anderson, S.C.
High School:
Westside

DUKE CAREER: In 34 career games (17 starts), recorded 145 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two INTs, eight PBUs, and three forced fumbles ... owned 3+ tackles in 22 games, including a career-high 15 stops against Wake Forest in 2018 … tallied a career-high two PBUs against Charlotte and North Carolina A&T in 2021 ... played 1,575 career snaps.

2021: Played and started in 10 games, missing the final two games of the regular season against Louisville and Miami due to injury ... finished second on the team in tackles with 64 … added 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, seven PBUs and two forced fumbles... tallied 3+ tackles in all 10 games and 5+ tackles in seven … posted a season-high 10 tackles on two occasions against Charlotte and Virginia ... garnered lone TFL and sack against Northwestern … carded one INT and one caused fumble against the Wildcats … added second forced fumble against North Carolina … registered a season-high two PBUs against Charlotte and North Carolina A&T … finished tied for seventh in the ACC in forced fumbles, ninth in passes defended and 22nd in tackles per game (6.40) ... on the field for 673 snaps.

2020: Saw action in five games, making starts against Notre Dame, Virginia, N.C. State and North Carolina ... missed the final three contests of the season after undergoing surgery on Nov. 9 to repair a torn left Achilles tendon suffered against North Carolina ... compiled 26 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one INT, one PBU and one caused fumble ... tallied 4+ tackles in four games, including a season-high eight stops against Virginia ... registered lone INT against Notre Dame ... logged one caused fumble against N.C. State ... on the field for 274 snaps.

2019: Played in eight games, missing the Middle Tennessee, Syracuse, Wake Forest and Miami contests ... compiled 16 tackles and one TFL ... posted a season-best three tackles on three occasions against North Carolina A&T, Georgia Tech and No. 15 Notre Dame ... had lone TFL versus Georgia Tech ... on the field for 205 snaps.

2018: Played in 11 games with three starts ... did not play against Pittsburgh and Miami ... earned starting assignments in the final three games of the year against Clemson, Wake Forest and Temple ... thrust into a prominent role following a season-ending ankle injury to All-ACC safety Dylan Singleton in week 10 versus North Carolina ... totaled 39 tackles, 3.5 TFL and one sack ... averaged 9.67 tackles per game over the final three contests of the season ... had 2+ tackles in five games, including a season-high 15 stops against Wake Forest in the regular season finale ... recorded one TFL in three games against N.C. Central, Virginia Tech and Clemson ... logged lone sack against the Hokies ... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing defense (4th) and passing efficiency defense (5th) ... on the field for 423 snaps.

2017: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at Westside High School for coach Scott Earley ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 87 safety in the nation by 247Sports.com ... as a senior, totaled 63 tackles, two INTs and four fumble recoveries to receive USA Today American Family Insurance ALL-USA South Carolina first team and Defensive Player of the Year honors ... also named to the Palmetto Champions All-Star Class 5A Upper State team as voted on by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association ... helped Westside to 10-2 record, 5A Region I championship and a state playoff berth ... in junior campaign, posted 70 tackles and eight INTs as Westside went 11-2, won the region title and reached the state playoffs ... two-time first team all-area pick by The Anderson Independent Mail ... had 54 tackles and four INTs as a sophomore ... chosen to represent South Carolina in the 2016 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... also participated in baseball and basketball.

PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1999 ... graduated from Duke in December 2021, with a degree in cultural anthropology ... son of Lummie and Stacey Young ... cousin, Nicole Owens, graduated from Duke in 1995 and from the Duke University Law School in 1998.