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Usama Young

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Usama Young recorded 83 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, CLV, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

83

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 16, 2010

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2009
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 24, 2010

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Conference Championship · Jan 24, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 15, 2013

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2013

4 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ARIZONACARDINALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 19, 2014

Arizona Cardinals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2014

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 20, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2011

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2013
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 6, 2013

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2013

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2012
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 28, 2012

San Diego Chargers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2012

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 44 interception return yards

Regular Season
2012
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 7, 2012

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2006–2011

01
NOYOUNG—Usama Young
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

02
CLEYOUNG—Usama Young
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

03
LVYOUNG—Usama Young
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20098 NFL seasons83 career games201 career solo tackles6 career sacksDrafted by: NODraft pick: 66Jersey: 263 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 6, 2007Most recent: Oct 19, 2014

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