Career
He played college football at Texas Christian University.
Young played his college football at Texas Christian University. He became the favorite target for Andy Dalton in the 2008 season, his redshirt sophomore year, catching 59 balls for a team leading 988 yards and 5 touchdowns. In his junior and senior years he was overtaken as the primary target by Jeremy Kerley, but remained productive. Chicago Bears
Young went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft.
He signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent hours after the draft.
He was released as a final cut and remained a free agent for the rest of the 2011 season. Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 3, 2012, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to sign Young.
