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Mitchell Young

Age 64 · 193 cm (6'4") · 118 kg · Born Jul 18, 1961 · Arkansas State; Northwest Mississippi CC

Mitchell Young

NFL career

1987 debut year
1987 last season
1 seasons
— jersey
College: Arkansas State; Northwest Mississippi CC

Last team

Atlanta Falcons NFC · NFC South · 94 active
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Other "Young" players in NFL history

Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.

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Craig Young LB · 2024 · Bengals
Christian Young SAF · 2023 · Seahawks
Byron Young DT · 2023 · Eagles
Cameron Young DT · 2023 · Seahawks
Byron Young LB · 2023 · Rams
Bryce Young QB · 2023 · Panthers
Michael Young Jr. WR · 2022 · Texans
Dareke Young WR · 2022 · Raiders

Career badges

Retired

External profiles

Arkansas State alumni in the NFL

Other NFL players who attended Arkansas State.

Courtney Jackson WR · 2025 · Titans
Jacob Bayer C · 2025 · Bengals
Mehki Butler G · 2025 · Patriots
Trevian Thomas SAF · 2025 · Jaguars
Jeff Foreman WR · 2024 · Raiders
Joe Ozougwu DE · 2022 · Buccaneers
Aaron Donkor LB · 2021 · Seahawks
Forrest Merrill DT · 2021 · Broncos
Kirk Merritt WR · 2020 · Saints
Omar Bayless WR · 2020 · Panthers

DE peers of the era

Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Mitchell Young.

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Aaron Moog Debut 1987 · Browns
Adam Bethea Debut 1987 · Jets
Alan Huff Debut 1987 · Steelers
Alec Gibson Debut 1987 · Commanders
Alex Carter Debut 1987 · Browns
Arnold Campbell Debut 1987 · Bills
Ben Reed Debut 1987 · Patriots
Bill Lobenstein Debut 1987 · Broncos

Born on July 18

Dick Shiner 1942 · New England Patriots Gloster Richardson 1942 · Cleveland Browns George Starke 1948 · Washington Commanders Rick Kingrea 1949 · New Orleans Saints Jerome Barkum 1950 · New York Jets Don Ratliff 1950 · Philadelphia Eagles Oakley Dalton 1952 · New Orleans Saints Rod Parker 1953 · Philadelphia Eagles