Willie
Young.
Willie
Young.
North Carolina St.· 6'5"· 251 lb· 4.88s 40
The Detroit Lions run a 4-3 defense with an emphasis on a penetrating front, often featuring Wide-9 defensive ends to create pressure and disrupt offensive timing.
Young could contribute as a rotational pass rusher in his rookie year, with the potential to develop into a starting 4-3 strong-side defensive end.
He would struggle significantly in a two-gap 3-4 scheme due to his lighter frame and lack of natural anchoring strength.
His athleticism and pass-rushing upside are a good fit for Detroit's aggressive defensive front, but concerns about his run defense remain.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.88sp50
- Vertical
- 38inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.24sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.56sp50
- Bench
- 25repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | NC State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NC State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NC State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.