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EDGE2026 Draft Prospect

Zion Young

Missouri

Measurables

6'6"

262 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Versatile Multi-Front Edge

Zion Young projects as a versatile multi-front edge — a EDGE from Missouri who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'6" · 262 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 130 tackles · 11.5 sacks · 0 INT · 5 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 34 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

34C+

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

42th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

36th

2025

Breakout

15%

21th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

18th

Sacks/G · 0.24

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Bend

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

A

Length

92th percentile · 6'6" · 33.00" arm

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

A-

Frame

80th percentile · 6'6" · 262 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.36
  1. #1

    Landon Jackson

    2025 R3 · #72 · Arkansas · 6-6/264lb · 4.68s 40

    82

    sim

  2. #2

    Laiatu Latu

    2024 R1 · #15 · UCLA · 6-5/259lb · 4.64s 40

    76

    sim

  3. #3

    Tyler Baron

    2025 R5 · #176 · Miami · 6-5/258lb · 4.62s 40

    71

    sim

Scheme fit

Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.

X-Factor

Length grades in the 92th percentile — 6'6".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. EDGE class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

34

Athletic composite

34thBELOW AVG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Average1× Below avg
33.037thAVERAGE
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Arm

vs. 359

9.530thBELOW AVG
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Hand

vs. 359

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022MSU21813010000
2023MSU2681801.50000
2024MIZ41142732.51000
2025MIZ42202226.52000
Career1305080511.53000