He was drafted by and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Young was an extremely efficient passer, leading the league in passer rating a record six times and completion percentage and yards per attempt five times. Currently, he is ranked fourteenth all time in passer rating, and is ranked fourth-highest amongst retired players, behind only Drew Brees , Tom Brady , and Tony Romo.
Young's father was of English descent , and was a direct descendent of the Puritan Joseph Young, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts from England in as part of the Puritan migration from England to New England. In the rush-first option offense run by Greenwich, he completed only 41 percent of his throws for 1, yards, but ran the ball times for 1, yards.
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In basketball, he averaged 15 points a game. In baseball, Young hit. Young was 5β1 and threw a 3β0 no-hitter against New Canaan High School. Young was heavily recruited by the University of North Carolina. Coach Dick Crum was enamored of Young's running ability, and wanted him to run his option offense. Young instead chose BYU. Initially, he struggled at throwing the ball, and BYU's coaching staff considered switching him to defensive back because of his athleticism. However, Young worked hard to improve his passing skills and eventually succeeded record-setting Jim McMahon as BYU's starting quarterback.
Young passed for 3, yards and 33 touchdowns in the regular season, and his Young also added yards rushing. The Cougars finished the year with an impressive 11β1 record; Young was named a unanimous All-American and received the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award , which recognizes the nation's best collegiate quarterback each year.
Young capped his college career by scoring the game-winning touchdown on a pass from the halfback in BYU's 21β17 victory over Missouri in the Holiday Bowl. Young finished his college career with pass completions for 7, yards and 56 touchdowns, along with 1, rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.
