EDGE 3
Zion Young
Missouri
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 262 lbs
Class: Senior
Report by:
Dan Essien
Measurables
Physical
Height
6'6"
Weight
262 lbs
Arm Length
33 in
Hand Size
9.5 in
Speed & Agility
40-Time
4.77 s
10-Yard-Split
1.72 s
Traits
multi
Bulldozer
Trait Prototype: Myles Garrett
multi
Rare Size
Trait Prototype: Calais Campbell
multi
Contact Balance
Trait Prototype: Kyle Van Noy
defense
Edge Setter
Trait Prototype: Cameron Jordan
defense
Dual Rusher
Trait Prototype: John Franklin-Myers
Summary
Strengths
Extremely powerful hands.
Plays through blockers faces.
Impervious to contact when he has a step on a blocker.
Punishes pullers with no hesitation.
Weaknesses
Frequently rushes past the QB without countering back inside.
More of a lumberer as opposed to a dancer when moving in space.
Very raw and under-developed pass rush plan.
Final Report
Zion Young a heavy-handed EDGE out of Missouri. Young has a throwback EDGE prototypical build with a rare height and a heavy build at 262 pounds. He's a decent athlete but his advantages lie in the force he's able to generate from his lower body all the way through hands. In 2025, Young was decently productive in 2025. He had 6.5 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, 42 total tackles, and 2 forced fumbles. Against the run Young is dominant. Running to his side is a fool's errand. He sets a hard edge using his length and strength to his advantage. He's great at blowing up pullers in the run lane and disrupting gap scheme runs where he's meant to be the kick-out man. He's also athletic enough to sometimes cheat and make plays underneath pullers. On inside runs, Young is also good at stacking blockers and either using them to collapse a gap with them or maintaining leverage and shedding towards the ball carrier. In pass rush, Young is very raw. He can rush both inside and outside. On the outside his best pass rush is a straight bull rush where he consistently collapses the pocket quickly. He doesn't have much of a pass rush plan and often gets stuck going in one direction after his first move. This leads to him getting pushed past the quarterback a lot. He needs to add secondary moves to his plan and time the timing and sequencing of his moves better. When he does execute his first move well, he's so powerful that even if he doesn't win super clean, he can just power past the blocker anyway. When rushing inside, Young's athleticism pops a bit more. His cross chop is better executed inside against slower IOLs. Young projects as an early contributor at the next level because of his run defending ability. Schematically, Young is most ideally a 4-3 defensive end. He could make it work as a 3-4 defensive end as well depending on the scheme requirements. Young needs to develop as a pass rusher and be more consistent to become an every down player in the NFL. Young is a 2nd round talent.