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Walter Young

Illinois · Wide Receiver · 1999-2002

SPD
70
HND
75
RTE
63

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Illinois record book, Young ranks No. 4 in career receiving yards and No. 9 in career receptions.

Young was the No. 226 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 12th-highest wide receiver rating at Illinois since 1990 and No. 131 among all wide receivers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2003
    • No. 226 overall pick, NFL Draft

Illinois Record Book

  • No. 4 in career receiving yards
  • No. 9 in career receptions

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraWR68
  • 2000-2004 eraWR68

Illinois Teammates

  1. 90Kevin Hardy1992-95LB
  2. 83Simeon Rice1992-95EDGE
  3. 80Brandon Lloyd1999-2002WR
  4. 74Eugene Wilson2001-02S
  5. 74Fred Wakefield1997-2000EDGE
  6. 71Kurt Kittner1998-2001QB
  7. 71Robert Holcombe1994-97RB
  8. 70Antoine Patton1995S
  9. 70Antoineo Harris1999-2002RB
  10. 70Bobby Jackson1998-2001S

Full Illinois all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 95Larry FitzgeraldPittsburgh · 2002-03WR
  3. 90Braylon EdwardsMichigan · 2001-04WR
  4. 90Charles RogersMichigan State · 2000-02WR
  5. 90Jabar GaffneyFlorida · 1999-2001WR
  6. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  7. 88Derek AbneyKentucky · 2000-03WR
  8. 88Josh ReedLSU · 1999-2001WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Walter Young (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.