Datrone Young

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Upcoming Event: Football versus NC State on September 20, 2025 at 4 p.m.
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Durham, N.C.
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Upcoming Event: Football at Syracuse on September 27, 2025
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Upcoming Event: Football versus Georgia Tech on October 18, 2025
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Upcoming Event: Football at Clemson on November 1, 2025
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Clemson, S.C.
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Upcoming Event: Football at Connecticut on November 8, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
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East Hartford, Conn.
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Upcoming Event: Football versus Virginia on November 15, 2025
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Upcoming Event: Football at North Carolina on November 22, 2025
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Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Graduate student defensive back Datrone Young is the fifth Blue Devil to accept an invitation to a postseason bowl game.

Brandon Johnson and Speedy Young make a tackle against Temple

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
179
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Delray Beach, Fla.
High School:
Atlantic (Iowa State)

CAREER: Played in 55 career games (37 starts) at both Duke and Iowa State … 2020 Second Team Academic All-Big 12 selection … registered 132 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 14 PBUs, one forced fumble and two INTs … owned 21 games with 3+ tackles, including a career-high 10 tackles against Wake Forest in 2022 … tallied one INT against Northern Iowa (2021) and Pittsburgh (2022) … tallied a career-best three PBUs at Northwestern in 2022 … participated in five bowl games (2018 Valero Alamo, 2019 Camping World, 2020 PlayStation Fiesta, 2021 Cheez-It, and 2022 Military Bowl) and the 2020 Big 12 Championship game against No. 12 Oklahoma … played 2,381 career snaps.

2022: Started and played in 12 games … compiled 45 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one INT, one fumble recovery and a team-leading seven PBUs … recorded two+ tackles in 11 games, and four+ tackles in five … earned a career-high 10 tackles against Wake Forest … registered lone TFL against Georgia Tech … posted a season-high three PBUs at Northwestern … tallied one fumble recovery in Duke’s season-opener against Temple … on the field for 691 snaps … enrolled at Duke in Summer, 2022, following transfer from Iowa State.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Five-year member (2017-18-19-20-21) and four-year letterwinner (2018-19-20-21) of the football program at Iowa State ... in 43 career games (25 starts), registered 87 tackles, 4.0 TFL, seven PBUs and one INT … recorded a career-high eight tackles at West Virginia in 2021 … tallied one INT versus Northern Iowa in 2021 … participated in four bowl games (2018 Valero Alamo, 2019 Camping World, 2020 PlayStation Fiesta, and 2021 Cheez-It) and the 2020 Big 12 Championship game against No. 12 Oklahoma … tallied four tackles and a PBU versus the Sooners in the Big 12 Championship game … earned a season-high seven tackles and a PBU against Oregon in the 2020 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl … 2020 Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … on the field for 1,690 at Iowa State … four-year starter at Atlantic under coach T.J. Jackson ... three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com, Scout.com, and ESPN.com … ranked as the 105th-best cornerback nationally by ESPN.com … three-time All-Palm Beach County honoree, including a first-team selection as a junior and senior … had 41 tackles, seven INTs and 24 PBUs in final two seasons … helped lead Atlantic to a 12-1 record during junior season and an appearance in the regional semifinals.

PERSONAL: Born December 4, 1998 ... graduated from Iowa State in May 2022, with a degree in liberal studies … son of Latashia Young … nickname is “Speedy”.