Chase Young

Chase Young

24-Year-Old Defensive EndDE
New Orleans Saints
Questionable
Injury Neck
Est. Return 8/1/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Not much has gone right for Young since 2020, when he was the second overall pick and Defensive Rookie of the Year. He had only 1.5 sacks in nine games the following year before suffering an ACL tear, and he then struggled to return from the injury and made only three appearances last season. The Commanders declined the fifth-year option on Young's rookie contract, so a breakthrough in 2023 would make him an awful lot of money, be it on a franchise tag, a new contract from the Commanders or a deal with another team next offseason. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Saints in March of 2024.
Facing uncertainty with neck
DENew Orleans Saints
Neck
March 20, 2024
Young's one-year contract with the Saints gives New Orleans protection in the event he struggles to recover from his upcoming neck surgery or otherwise misses time, with 61 percent of the money in the deal coming from per-game roster bonuses, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
ANALYSIS
Young has a $5.01 million base salary and can earn an additional $7.99 million in per-game roster bonuses, with the former guaranteed at signing and the latter only guaranteed if he's released. In other words, he'll miss out on around $470,000 for each game he's on the roster but inactive. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that scans on Young's neck led to reduced interest in free agency, due to a condition that was first discovered last summer after he suffered a stinger in the preseason. He ended up playing seven games for the Commanders, and then 12 post-trade for the 49ers (including playoffs), recording 7.5 sacks in the regular season and an additional sack during the postseason. Young was the No. 2 overall pick and Defensive Rookie of the Year back in 2020, but he suffered a severe knee injury the following season and managed only 1.5 sacks in 12 appearances between 2021 and 2022. He's scheduled for surgery Thursday and expected to be healthy for training camp, at which point the Saints likely will use him off the bench behind starting defensive ends Cameron Jordan and Carl Granderson.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
New Orleans SaintsSaints 2023 DE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

82778%
73169%
38737%
787%
545%
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Chase Young's measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"
 
Weight
264 lbs
 
Hand Length
10.00 in
 
Arm Length
33.75 in
 
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
Young’s NFL career has been immensely frustrating. He tore his ACL in Week 10 last season, and even before that managed just 26 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 455 snaps. Young’s strong rookie season and memorable collegiate career give reason to believe there’s still a star in there somewhere, but he’s a boom-or-bust proposition in the meantime.
Young impressed as a rookie after being drafted second overall in 2020, producing 44 tackles (32 solo) and 7.5 sacks on 770 snaps in 15 games. The sack total might not stand out, but it's strong production for a 21-year-old playing on a deep D-Line. This year, Young will probably take on a bigger workload with Ryan Kerrigan and Ryan Anderson gone. Young showed additional playmaking with four forced fumbles and three recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown. A more effective offense will give Young more pass-rush chances as opponents throw to keep up.
At the risk of assigning unfair expectations, it's nonetheless difficult to see a slow start to Young's NFL career. More than his own level of play, the greatest threat to Young's rookie production is the risk of a low snap count. Montez Sweat is poised to break out at defensive end, yet longtime great Ryan Kerrigan is probably still good enough to push for 800 or so snaps, and 2017 second-round pick Ryan Anderson is another threat to steal hundreds of defensive end snaps. Still, Young projects as an eventual threat to lead the league in sacks annually, and his talent might be compelling to the point of earning the most snaps among Washington linemen. His floor, unfortunately, may be something like 550 snaps.
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In line for neck surgery
DENew Orleans Saints
Neck
March 19, 2024
Young is slated to undergo neck surgery that will keep him sidelined until at least training camp, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Officially joins New Orleans
DENew Orleans Saints
March 18, 2024
The Saints and Young agreed to a contract Monday.
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Looks set to sign with New Orleans
DEFree Agent
March 18, 2024
Young is expected to sign a contract with the Saints after visiting with the team Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Logs first sack with new team
DESan Francisco 49ers
November 21, 2023
Young compiled two tackles (two solo) and a sack during San Francisco's 27-14 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
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Heading to Bay Area
DESan Francisco 49ers
October 31, 2023
The Commanders traded Young to the 49ers on Tuesday in exchange for a 2024 third-round draft pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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