According to a release from the Ohio State athletic department Friday, former Ohio State defensive end Chase Young has been named its Male Athlete of the Year for the scholastic 2019-2020 academic year.
He is the eleventh football player to win Ohio State’s Male Athlete of the Year and the second in a row after Dwayne Haskins won the award in 2019 last season.
From the Ohio State press release:
“A team captain in 2019, Young was simply the most dominant defensive player in the country on his way to winning six major individual awards. He led the nation in quarterback sacks (16.5) and sacks per game (1.38) while finishing second in tackles-for-loss (21.5) and TFLs per game (1.8). The Upper Marlboro, Md., native claimed the Big Ten Defensive Linemen of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Chicago Tribune Silver Football Awards. Young was just the ninth defensive player (out of 159 total finalists since 1982) to be selected as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.”
“On the national level, Young won both the Bednarik Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, both of which recognize the nation’s outstanding defensive player, and the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s top defensive end. He was a unanimous All-American and the nucleus of a defense that finished ranked No. 1 in total defense (259.7 yards per game), No. 2 in passing yardage (156.0 yards per game), red zone scores (66 pct.) and pass efficiency (97.50) and No. 4 in scoring (13.7 points per game).”
‼️ Your 2019-20 Ohio State Athletes of the Year:
🏒 Jincy Dunne – @OhioStateWHKY 3x All-American
🏈 Chase Young – @OhioStateFB consensus national defensive POtY➕ https://t.co/adl1dBqa8a#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/8kNSZjPCJR
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) May 29, 2020
“In three years as a Buckeye, Young played in 38 games and earned 23 starts. His career total of 31.0 career sacks is second-most in program history, behind only Mike Vrabel (36.0 from 1993-96). He helped Ohio State win three consecutive outright Big Ten titles and earn a berth to the College Football Playoff in 2019.”
“A criminology and criminal justice major, Young announced in January that he would forgo his senior season and entered the 2020 NFL Draft. Last month, he was the second overall selection by the Washington Redskins.”
It should be a fun season watching the Redskins and how they utilize Young in the upcoming NFL season.