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Willie Young

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Chicago Bears · OLB

Willie Young recorded 86 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

86

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2016
CHICAGOBEARS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 9, 2016

Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2016

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 7, 2012

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 14, 2014

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2014

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 16, 2016

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2016

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
CHICAGOBEARS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 12, 2014

Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2014

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2016
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 19, 2016

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2016

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2016
CHICAGOBEARS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 9, 2016

Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2016

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 22, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2016
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 16, 2016

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2016

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2015
CHICAGOBEARS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 15, 2015

Chicago Bears vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2009–2020

01
DETYOUNG—Willie Young
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2013–present

02
CHIYOUNG—Willie Young
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons86 career games113 career solo tackles32 career sacksCollege: North Carolina StateDrafted by: DETJersey: 971 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2011Most recent: Sep 28, 2017

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