2019 Football Roster
Roster
Takeem Young
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greeneville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Greeneville HS
- High School:
- Greeneville HS
Awards and Honors
- Weekly Honors
- OVC Defensive Player of the Week (4/13/21)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Medal of Honor (2020-21)
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2021: Played in 10 games for the Skyhawks while starting eight contests at safety…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 44 total tackles, including 27 solos and 17 assists…Notched half a tackle for loss against southeast Missouri (Oct. 23)…Tallied a season-high 10 tackles against Northwestern State (Sept. 18) and Murray State (Oct. 9)…Notched five tackles or more in five contests…Forced a fumble against No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25)…Posted an interception against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16).
2020-21: Named OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 13)…Played and started in all seven games for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 37 total tackles, including 20 solos and 17 assists…Notched 3.5 tackles for loss totaling two yards…Recorded two interceptions against Tennessee Tech for 42 yards (Apr. 11)…Posted six pass breakups, including a season-high two against both No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in interceptions (two, third) and passes defended (eight, fourth)…Named OVC Medal of Honor recipient…Named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semester.
2019: Played and started all 12 games for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 64 total tackles, including 23 solos and 41 assists…Tallied one fumble recovery against Murray State (Sept. 28)…Notched two interceptions against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19) and Kentucky (Nov. 23)…Tallied eight pass breakups – including a season-high two against both Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26) and Kentucky (Nov. 23)...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2018: Played in 10 games for the Skyhawks in the secondary and special teams…Compiled one tackle against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 10)...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Redshirted...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Greeneville High School, playing for head coach Caine Ballard…Guided the Green Devils to a 11-1 record with a playoff berth in 2016…Tallied 42 tackles, six pass breakups and five interceptions…Doubling as a wide receiver, he tallied 28 receptions for 477 yards and eight touchdowns…Named Region 1-4A Player of the Year along all-region honors…Selected as 2016 Greene County Defensive Player of the Year…Tabbed to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state team…Named to All-PrepXtra second team defense… Played in the 2016 Toyota East vs. West All-Star Game…Placed second in the TSSAA Spring Fling State Track and Field Championships in the decathlon event.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 26, 1999…Son of Candi Turner and Michael Young…Has six siblings, Sierra, Rakeem, Dawson, Darrius, Dorrian and Rosie…Graduated with a degree in health and human performance from UT Martin and is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
