2008: Earned first varsity letter... Appeared in all 10 games in the defensive line rotation... Totaled eight (4-4) tackles, including two for loss... Broke up one pass.

2007: Played on the JV team.

At Saint Johns High School: Football and baseball standout with five varsity letters... Two-time Division I All-Star... Telegram and Gazette Super Team member... Corsac Award as Thanksgiving Game MVP... 2006 Super Bowl MVP... Three-time Central/Western Massachusetts Super Bowl champs... National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete... AP Scholar... P.J. Collins Award for academic/athletic excellence... National Honor Society.

Personal: Joseph R. Young is the son of Russell and Nancy Young... Interested in biology and sports medicine... Branford College resident.