Columbia University Athletics

CAREER
 
Athletic, two-sport athlete at Columbia as he competed in both football as a linebacker and wrestling … Four-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterman in wrestling … Played in 34 career football games with two starts … Made 64 career tackles (29 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and four pass breakups … Over his four-year collegiate career, saw action in a variety of roles as a linebacker, key special teams performer and return specialist.
 
2018
 
Earned team’s Maniatty-Remmer Unsung Hero Award at team banquet … Saw action in all 10 games as a senior outside linebacker … Also played an extensive role on special teams … Listed as the No. 2 outside linebacker on the depth chart … Concluded the year with 46 total tackles (21 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss for 21 yards, 1.5 sacks for 17 yards, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups … Ranked No. 26 in the Ivy League and No. 3 on the Lions in tackles (46) … Made six tackles (two solo) with two pass breakups in season finale vs. Cornell (Nov. 17) … Made five tackles (four solo) with 1.0 sack for 14 yards at Brown (Nov. 10) … Totaled a career-high nine tackles (four solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and recovered a fumble at Harvard (Nov. 3) … Made three tackles vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 20) … Tied a then-career-high with seven tackles (four solo) at Penn (Oct. 13) … Made three tackles vs. Marist (Oct. 6) … Made four tackles vs. Princeton (Sept. 28) … Made three tackles at Georgetown (Sept. 22) … Registered five tackles and 0.5 sacks in the season opener at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
 
2017
 
Started two and saw action in eight games as a junior linebacker … Started each of the last two games of the season and made a key contribution on special teams … Finished the year with 18 tackles (eight solo), 0.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two pass breakups … Led the Lions with a career-high seven tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup in start of season finale vs. Brown (Nov. 18) … Registered a career-high six tackles (two solo) with first career sack and a pass breakup at Cornell (Nov. 11) … Made two tackles vs. Harvard (Nov. 4) … Totaled three tackles (two solo) at Marist (Oct. 7).
 
2016-17 WRESTLING
 
Emerged as the starter at 184 pounds during his first full season on the mat ... Saw action in 13 matches on year … Picked up a win via fall against Brown’s CJ LaFragola at the EIWA Championships.
 
2016
 
Played in seven of 10 games on special teams as a sophomore linebacker … Earned varsity letter.
 
2015-16 WRESTLING
 
Joined the Columbia wrestling team late in the season … Did not register a result.
 
2015
 
Played in nine games on year at linebacker and on special teams as a first-year … Led Lions with eight punt returns for 45 yards … Earned varsity letter.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2015 graduate of Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa., where he played three years of varsity football for head coach Jason Roeder … Three-sport athlete who competed in football, wrestling and baseball … Allentown Morning Call First Team All-Area honoree as a senior defensive back … Earned Lehigh Valley Express-Times Third Team All-Area honors as a sophomore defensive back … Named Freedom High School Athlete of the Year in 2014-15 … Made 58 tackles and returned two interceptions for touchdowns on defense, caught 44 passes for 585 yards and five touchdowns as a receiver on offense and averaged 34.8 yards per punt and averaged 27.2 yards per kick return on special teams as a senior … Led the Patriots to the District 11 Class 4A semifinals as a senior … Slowed by injuries as a junior in both football and wrestling … Accomplished wrestler … Posted a 108-27 career record with 60 pins … Went 33-4 his senior season with 23 of those wins coming via fall while wrestling at 170 and 182 pounds … Earned a fifth place finish at the state championship meet his sophomore year … Earned First Team All-Area honors in baseball as a senior.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Jacob Robert Philip Young on August 5, 1996 … Son of Carla Young … Has an older brother Joshua who also competes in football and wrestling at Franklin & Marshall and a younger brother Joe … Named his area’s “Top High School Athlete,” by after winning a popularity vote over current Penn State running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Saquan Barkley … Chose Columbia over Brown and Lehigh … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.
 

Career Record
2016-17: 1-12, 0-4 Ivy League 
2017-18: 2-3, 0-1 Ivy League 
Total: 3-15, 0-5 Ivy League