Season in Review: Perry Young

The Numbers

45 tackles

2.5 tackles for loss

0.5 sacks

1 fumble recovery

Imagine if the Cincinnati Bearcats had been even better on defense last season. It is a difficult task to be sure. They led the American Athletic Conference in total defense after all. However, they weren’t always playing at full strength and that’s because Perry Young didn’t play the entire season. However, despite missing five games, he still performed at an all-conference level.

All those missed games may not have hurt his standing among the conference but it certainly dampened his numbers. After he racked up 101 total tackles and nine for loss in 2017, he had only 45 total tackles in 2018, including just 2.5 for loss. In…