▁State . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Young ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁Riv iera ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁attended ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Gard ens ▁Community ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁basketball ▁and ▁football ▁as ▁a ▁def ensive ▁lin eman ▁and ▁ran ▁track . ▁As ▁a ▁junior ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 6 0   t ack les ▁including ▁ 1 5 ▁for ▁loss ▁and ▁nine ▁quarter back ▁s acks . ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 6 5   t ack les ▁including ▁ 2 5 ▁for ▁loss ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁s acks . ▁Sc out . com ▁r ated ▁him ▁a ▁three - star ▁college ▁prospect , ▁and ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁offer ▁from ▁NC ▁State . ▁Young ▁has ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁named ▁A very ▁Young ▁who ▁plays ▁off ensive ▁tack le ▁for ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( N FL ) ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Young ▁attended ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁technology . ▁He ▁sat ▁out ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁on ▁red sh irt ▁status . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁including ▁five ▁starts ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 4 4 ▁tack les , ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 4 ▁were ▁solo , ▁and ▁five ▁for ▁loss , ▁one ▁pass ▁broken ▁up