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Dareke Young Las Vegas Raiders · #81

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 224 lbs · Raleigh, NC · Age 27

Dareke Young is a Wide Receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 233rd overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 36 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 233rd overall5-yr veteran
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Dareke Young
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Las Vegas Raiders · #81 · Wide Receiver
Dareke Young
Season avg2 rec · 36 yds · 0 td
Career avg6 rec · 108 yds · 0 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
36yds
0td
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Scouting report

Dareke 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.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dareke Young is a Wide Receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 233rd overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 36 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Average · offense
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Big-play
Elite · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Dareke 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: #1120 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
17Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dareke Young — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
36 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
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Big-play
18.0 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Dareke 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
2
rec
1–2
34
rec yds
15–53
0
td
0–0
3
targets
2–3
7
games
3–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 2 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-0.3 rec
Everything it reads
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5 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: 14 / 9 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dareke Young career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022132240212.0
20236
20241400010.0
202592480324.0
2026 in progress · 4 games42360318.0
Career46610809
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 Las Vegas Raiders built to win?

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

12–5proj record
85off index
98def index
+49net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (85), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 75, 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 Dareke Young

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

1999-06-04

The beginning

Dareke Young is a Wide Receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, in his 5th NFL season.

Las Vegas Raiders

Turning pro

Drafted 233rd overall, 2022 as a Wide Receiver.

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Dareke Young is a Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver, drafted 233rd overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 6 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 36 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Young's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
224 lbs
Draft
233rd overall, 2022
Born
Raleigh, NC
Age
27
Jersey
#81
Background

Dareke Young is from Raleigh, NC and is 27 years old. He was drafted 233rd overall, 2022 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 224 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 6 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns. Young is currently on the Las Vegas Raiders roster.

The person

Dareke Young is a depth receiver who has caught 6 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving6 career catches, 108 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Best season2 catches for 48 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch18.0 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree233rd overall, 2022.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Dareke Young — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dareke Young, answered.

What position does Dareke Young play?
Dareke Young is a Wide Receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders.
When was Dareke Young drafted?
Dareke Young was drafted 233rd overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Dareke Young played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Dareke Young's career stats?
He has caught 6 passes for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Dareke 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
Depth chart
WR4
behind the starter
Snap share
16%
of offensive snaps
Target share
2%
WOPR 0.05

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.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs MIA
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
39
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
55
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs MIAW2 @ LACW3 @ NOW4 vs KCW5 @ NEW6 vs BUFW7 vs LAW8 @ NYJW9 @ SFW10 vs SEAW11 @ DENW12 @ CLEW13 · BYEW14 vs LACW15 vs DENW16 vs TENW17 @ ARIW18 @ KC

Each week grades Dareke Young's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2022
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Hamstring2025 Wk16 · Quadricep2025 Wk15 · Quadricep (Out)2025 Wk14 · Quadricep (Out)2025 Wk10 · Quadricep (Out)2025 Wk9 · Quadricep (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Dareke Young head-to-head

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