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Bryant Young

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San Francisco 49ers · DT

Bryant Young recorded 199 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

199

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bryant Young's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXIX
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 29, 1995

Los Angeles Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIX · Jan 29, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 29, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
ST. LOUISRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 11, 2005

St. Louis Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2005

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 6, 1996

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1996

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 10, 2000

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

6 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bryant Young's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 31, 2004

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2004

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
2005
ST. LOUISRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 11, 2005

St. Louis Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2005

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 25, 2001

San Francisco 49ers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
ST. LOUISRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 18, 2007

St. Louis Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2007
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 16, 2007

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2007

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bryant Young's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–1998

01
SFYOUNG97Bryant Young
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJYOUNG97Bryant Young
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

03
SFYOUNG97Bryant Young
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002NFL Comeback Player of the Year · 1999First-team All-Pro · 1996, 1998Super Bowl champion · 19941× first-team All-Pro14 NFL seasons199 career games253 career solo tackles89 career sacksDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 7Jersey: 9711 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1994Most recent: Dec 30, 2007

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history