Versatile Multi-Front Edge

Projected
Round 5-6

Drafted · Round 2 · Pick 45 · 2nd round · 45th overall
Young suits up at /p/zion-young
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 5-6Zion Young projects as a versatile multi-front edge. A EDGE out of 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 38 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Average
Peak season
40% wt2025
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Weak
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.24
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs EDGE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
2 of 2 metrics graded
Arm
33.0″·37th of 359
Hand
9.5″·30th of 359
Arm
vs. 359
Hand
vs. 359
Trait grades
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Bend
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Length
92th percentile · 6'6" · 33.00" arm
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Frame
80th percentile · 6'6" · 262 lb
NFL comparisons
Landon Jackson
2025 R3 · #72 · Arkansas · 6-6/264lb · 4.68s 40
82
sim
Laiatu Latu
Rotational2024 R1 · #15 · UCLA · 6-5/259lb · 4.64s 40
76
sim
Tyler Baron
Unknown2025 R5 · #176 · Miami · 6-5/258lb · 4.62s 40
71
sim
X-Factor
Length grades in the 92th percentile. 6'6".
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MSU | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MSU | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIZ | 41 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIZ | 42 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 130 | 50 | 80 | 5 | 11.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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