Mel Young
5' 8", 185 lbs
Draft: Round 4, Pick 5 (2023)
Drafted By: Denver Broncos
1 Ring
Yrs Pro: 9
Cap Cost: N/A
1 Ring
Yrs Pro: 9
Cap Cost: N/A
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | CAL |
16 | 2 | 20 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 30 | 10.1 | 5 | 15 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.290 |
| 2029 | KCY |
15 | 14 | 49 | 8.4 | 13 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 68 | 14.9 | 8 | 33 | 11.8 | 48.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 | 0.580 |
| 2028 | NYJ |
16 | 8 | 38 | 9.5 | 19 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 47 | 12.4 | 4 | 27 | 8.5 | 57.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.370 |
| 2027 | DEN |
13 | 1 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.020 |
| 2026 | DEN |
16 | 11 | 43 | 7.3 | 9 | - | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 40 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 4.9 | 0.600 |
| 2025 | DEN |
16 | 6 | 23 | 5.2 | 5 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4.1 | 0.480 |
| 2024 | DEN |
7 | 0 | 10 | 9.6 | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1.1 | 0.080 |
| 2023 | DEN |
16 | 2 | 17 | 7.1 | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 2.0 | 0.200 |
| Career | 115 | 44 | 203 | 7.7 | 58 | 8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 147 | 6.4 | 38 | 158 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23.9 | 2.620 | |
Returns Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | PR | PR Yds | Y/PRet | PR TD | PR TD% | KR | KR Yds | Y/KRet | KR TD | KR TD% | Pen | RetAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | CAL |
16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0.0 | 0.290 |
| 2029 | KCY |
15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 | 0.580 |
| 2028 | NYJ |
16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0.0 | 0.370 |
| 2027 | DEN |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.020 |
| 2026 | DEN |
16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.600 |
| 2025 | DEN |
16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.480 |
| 2024 | DEN |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.080 |
| 2023 | DEN |
16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.200 |
| Career | 115 | 44 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0.0 | 2.620 | |
First-Team All-Pro
Second-Team All-Pro
Champion
Postseason Honor
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | CAL |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 17.9 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2029 | KCY |
2 | 2 | 4 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 10.6 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2028 | NYJ |
4 | 3 | 14 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2026 | DEN |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6.2 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 27 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 8.3 | 2 | 17 | 9.5 | 81.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Returns Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | PR | PR Yds | Y/PRet | PR TD | PR TD% | KR | KR Yds | Y/KRet | KR TD | KR TD% | Pen | RetAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | CAL |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| 2029 | KCY |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| 2028 | NYJ |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 2026 | DEN |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Champion
Super Bowl MVP
Salary Information
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Cap Cost | Cap Percentage |
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Ratings History
| Year | Scout Type | Age | RD | MM | ZN | BR | PD | PH | IN | PR | KR | EN | ST | Overall | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pre-Camp | 23 | 66 | 54 | 29 | 78 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 33 | 48 |
| 2023 | Post-Camp | 23 | 68 | 59 | 31 | 74 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 88 | 36 | 45 |
| 2024 | Pre-Camp | 24 | 68 | 60 | 31 | 75 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 88 | 37 | 46 |
| 2024 | Post-Camp | 24 | 56 | 44 | 52 | 82 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 92 | 40 | 50 |
| 2025 | Pre-Camp | 25 | 55 | 44 | 52 | 82 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 92 | 40 | 50 |
| 2025 | Post-Camp | 25 | 69 | 63 | 27 | 78 | 10 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 89 | 44 | 46 |
| 2026 | Pre-Camp | 26 | 73 | 49 | 26 | 82 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 64 | 47 | 47 |
| 2026 | Post-Camp | 26 | 76 | 51 | 28 | 83 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 65 | 49 | 49 |
| 2027 | Pre-Camp | 27 | 76 | 50 | 27 | 84 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 63 | 48 | 48 |
| 2027 | Post-Camp | 27 | 51 | 60 | 34 | 64 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 46 | 46 |
| 2028 | Pre-Camp | 28 | 66 | 62 | 35 | 64 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 86 | 49 | 49 |
| 2028 | Post-Camp | 28 | 66 | 48 | 28 | 85 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 87 | 47 | 47 |
| 2029 | Pre-Camp | 29 | 66 | 48 | 27 | 87 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 48 | 48 |
| 2029 | Post-Camp | 29 | 62 | 57 | 18 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 42 | 42 |
| 2030 | Pre-Camp | 30 | 62 | 58 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 41 | 41 |
| 2030 | Post-Camp | 30 | 62 | 38 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 87 | 39 | 39 |
| 2031 | Pre-Camp | 31 | 71 | 40 | 12 | 71 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 72 | 39 | 39 |
| 2031 | Post-Camp | 31 | 52 | 29 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 73 | 26 | 26 |
Transactions
| Year | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Denver Broncos | signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $5,780,000 |
| 2028 | Denver Broncos | released |
| 2028 | New York Jets | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,080,000 |
| 2029 | Atlanta Falcons | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,110,000 |
| 2029 | Atlanta Falcons | changed primary position from RCB |
| 2029 | Atlanta Falcons | released |
| 2029 | Kansas City Chiefs | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,110,000 |
| 2030 | California Chargers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,310,000 |
| 2031 | San Francisco 49ers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,340,000 |
| 2031 | San Francisco 49ers | released |



