Tampa Bay Bucs signed former Scarlet Knight Avery Young to their 90-man roster
On Monday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Rutgers’ former defensive back Avery Young to their training camp roster. Young’s signing marks the Bucs’ first roster move since opening training camp on July 26. Tampa Bay waived first-year tackle Grant Hermanns to make room for Young on the 90-man roster.
Young, the undrafted free agent, signed with the San Francisco 49ers in May but was waived last Tuesday and cleared waivers on Wednesday. The former Rutgers captain played five seasons with the Scarlet Knights and earned the program’s Iron Knight Award for demonstrating mental and physical toughness at a high level.
While playing with Rutgers, Young played three seasons at cornerback and the last two at safety. The 6-foot, 198-pound defensive back recorded 84 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, five pass breakups, and one forced fumble while starting all 12 games at safety last season for the Scarlet Knights.
We've signed rookie DB Avery Young.#GoBucs
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During the 2022 season, Young achieved All-ECAC Defense and Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Conference (Coaches and Media). For his Rutgers career, Young recorded 169 solo tackles, 326 total tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, 26 pass breakups, five forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in 57 games.
Young will join former Rutgers teammate Christian Izien on the Buccaneers’ 90-man roster. Also, Young will join his brother Jordan Young, an undrafted free agent out of Old Dominion, on the Bucs’ training camp roster.
