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Sam Young

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Las Vegas Raiders · OT

Sam Young recorded 10 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

10

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2018
MIAMIDOLPHINS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 11, 2018

Miami Dolphins vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2018

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 3, 2021

Las Vegas Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
OCT 25, 2020

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Las Vegas Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2020

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 7, 2018

Miami Dolphins vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2018

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
MIAMIDOLPHINS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 24, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 total tackle

Regular Season
2018
MIAMIDOLPHINS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 11, 2018

Miami Dolphins vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2018

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALYOUNG—Sam Young
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

02
BUFYOUNG—Sam Young
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
JAXYOUNG—Sam Young
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2016–present

04
MIAYOUNG—Sam Young
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Franchise era

2015–present

05
SFYOUNG—Sam Young
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2020–present

06
LVYOUNG—Sam Young
LVCROSBY98Maxx Crosby
LVCARR4Derek Carr

A new home searches for lasting direction

Las Vegas Raiders · The Las Vegas chapter

The Raiders opened Allegiant Stadium, reached the playoffs amid turmoil and continued rebuilding around Crosby's relentless defense.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons10 career games1 career solo tacklesCollege: Notre DameDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 179Jersey: 790 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 23, 2012Most recent: Jan 3, 2021

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