Kenny
Young
LB
#53
Kenny Young
#53LB
New Orleans Saints
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 234 lbs · Age : 31
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021 Totals | 13 | 75 | 41 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 6 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019 Totals | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2021 Linebackers
NFL stats →2021 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
72
46th percentile
Tackles for loss
5
57th percentile
Sacks
2.0
52th percentile
Pressures
9
61th percentile
Interceptions
0
31th percentile
Passes defended
1
21th percentile
Yards allowed per target
9.5 yd
8th percentile
Passer rating allowed
113.5
15th percentile
Missed tackle rate
9.6 %
47th percentile
Defensive snaps
645
32th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2022 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
15
WAR 2021
-0.3
Games played
13
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-10)
- 2021-0.3 WAR · -0.023 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
0 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2021
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
63
Depth player
- TCK
- Tackling
- 78
- COV
- Coverage
- 46
- RDF
- Run defense
- 75
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 76
- DUR
- Durability
- 66
- EX
- Experience
- 50
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2021
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
Kenny Young in five questions
What are Kenny Young's stats in 2021?
Kenny Young has 2 sacks and 2 QB hits in 13 games in 2021.
How old and how tall is Kenny Young?
Kenny Young is 31 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 234 lb (106 kg).
How good is Kenny Young?
Kenny Young produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2021, 95th of 100 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 15 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Kenny Young wear, and what team does he play for?
Kenny Young plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 53.
What is Kenny Young's projection for 2022?
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR in 2022, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
