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Chase Young New Orleans Saints · #99

Defensive End · 6' 5", 265 lbs · Hyattsville, MD · Age 27

Chase Young is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 2nd overall, 2020. In 2026 he recorded 8 tackles, 3.5 sacks.

Defensive EndDrafted 2nd overall7-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #99 · Defensive End
Chase Young
Season avg8 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 0 int
Career avg167 tkl · 33 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Chase Young — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Chase Young is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 2nd overall, 2020. In 2026 he recorded 8 tackles, 3.5 sacks.
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Pass rush
B
Run D
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Splash
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Pass rush
Elite · defense
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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A+
Disruption
Elite · defense
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Splash plays
Elite · defense
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C+
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Chase Young stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #118 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
252Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Chase Young — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
8 TKL
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Pass rush
3.5 SACK
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Coverage
2 PD
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Splash
1 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Chase Young

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
6.0
sacks
3.4–8.6
22
tackles
10–34
1
ff
1–2
3
pd
2–4
9
games
4–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 6 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+2.5 sacks
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 12 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Chase Young career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202015447.5440
20219261.5220
2022350010
20237155010
202417315.5130
2025123810240
2026 in progress · 4 games483.5120
Career6716733.010170
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Chase Young

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-04-14

The beginning

Chase Young is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, in his 7th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 2nd overall, 2020 as a Defensive End.

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Chase Young is a New Orleans Saints defensive end, drafted 2nd overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 167 tackles, 33 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 8 tackles, 4 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
265 lbs
Draft
2nd overall, 2020
Born
Hyattsville, MD
Age
27
Jersey
#99
Background

Chase Young is from Hyattsville, MD and is 27 years old. He was drafted 2nd overall, 2020 and plays defensive end at 6' 5", 265 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 167 tackles, 33 sacks and 0 interceptions. Young is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Chase Young is a rotational pass rusher who has generated 33 sacks and 167 tackles across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Pass rush33 career sacks with 10 forced fumbles.
Run defense167 career tackles up front.
Best season10 sacks in 2025.
First-round pedigree2nd overall, 2020.
Durability67 career games played.
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FAQ

Chase Young — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Chase Young, answered.

What position does Chase Young play?
Chase Young is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Chase Young drafted?
Chase Young was drafted 2nd overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Chase Young played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Chase Young's career stats?
He has recorded 167 tackles, 33 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Chase Young career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2020
Games missed
6
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Calf2026 Wk2 · Calf (Questionable)2025 Wk8 · Illness2025 Wk6 · Calf2025 Wk5 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk4 · Calf (Out)

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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