Missouri State

2024
Played in all 12 games with a start at Ball State (9/7/24) ... Was 6th on the team with 46 total tackles in addition to registering 25 solos, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and interception ... Earned MSU Defensive Grinder honors for game at Ball State (9/7/24) with 5 solo tackles, 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks ... Brought down 7 ball carriers in season finale vs. No. 3 South Dakota State (11/23/24) with 3 solos ... Had a 23-yard interception in home win over Southern Illinois (11/2/24) ... Had 3 stops and a tackle for loss at UT Martin (9/21/24) ... Was also part of 5 tackles in wins over Indiana State (10/19/24) and at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) with 2 solos in each effort ... Named to Phil Steele MVFC fifth-team all-conference list.

2023
Played in each of the first 7 games of the season with a pair of starts in his first campaign in Springfield ... Made his MSU debut in season opener at Kansas (9/1/23) ... Posted 10 total tackles vs. No. 7 North Dakota State (10/7/23) with 5 solo stops, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry ... Earned subsequent starts at Western Illinois (10/14/23) and on homecoming vs. Murray State (10/21/23) ... Brought down 4 ball carriers in win at WIU with a solo stop and a forced fumble ... Logged 3 tackles with a solo in win over Murray State.

Reedley College
2022: Posted 58 total tackles in 9 games for coach Rob Hartenfels’ Tigers at Reedley (Calif.) College ... He also accumulated 1.5 sacks, a pair of fumble recoveries and an interception ... Had 10 or more tackles twice in the last three games of his freshman season for a 5-5 Reedley team.

High School
Prepped at Heritage High in Menifee, Calif., where he was part of a 5-6 Patriots team his senior year (2021) ... Racked up 58 total stops, 48 solos, 7.5 sacks and a pair of interceptions in a standout 2021 campaign ... Was a two-time All-Ivy Conference pick for a squad that made two state playoffs runs in three years.

Personal
Kanye Afatasi Young was born 3/17/04 in Menifee, Calif. ... Son of Norman and Adrina Young of Menifee ... Has two sisters, Laloua and Leila ... Majoring in Communication Studies.