{"id":111989,"date":"2021-04-27T12:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=111989"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:04:08","slug":"2021-nfl-draft-landon-young-player-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/27\/2021-nfl-draft-landon-young-player-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NFL Draft: Landon Young Player Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Landon Young 2021 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong> Offensive tackle<\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 6\u20196\u201d<\/p>\n

Weight:<\/strong> 310 pounds<\/p>\n

School:<\/strong> University of Kentucky<\/p>\n

Pro Day Results<\/h3>\n

40-yard Dash:<\/strong> 5.18 seconds<\/p>\n

Vertical Jump:<\/strong> 30.5\u201d<\/p>\n

Broad Jump:<\/strong> nine feet<\/p>\n

Bench Press:<\/strong> 34 reps<\/p>\n

Arm Length:<\/strong> 34″<\/p>\n

3-Cone Drill:<\/strong> 7.7 seconds<\/p>\n

Short-Shuttle:<\/strong> 4.89 seconds<\/p>\n

More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n

Landon Young 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n

Landon Young was an extremely sought after offensive tackle recruit coming out of Lafayette High School in Lexington, KY. He was a four-star recruit and the number six overall offensive tackle in the 2016 class. He chose to play at Kentucky over the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, and Miami. As a true freshman, he wasn\u2019t a starter but he was the top backup at both offensive tackle spots. He accrued 27 knockdown blocks on the season, which shows how dominant he was even as a true freshman. Young began the 2017 season as a top backup as well for the first six games but then he was inserted into the starting lineup at left tackle for the final six games. He was beginning to look like one of the top offensive tackles in the SEC. Unfortunately, as a junior in 2018 he suffered a knee injury during fall camp so he redshirted to save the year of eligibility. He came back looking stronger than ever in 2019 and 2020. He started all 24 games over his final two seasons at left tackle and was named All-SEC in both campaigns as well.<\/p>\n

Young does a lot of good things, but he doesn\u2019t do a lot great things. When you watch him on film he shows strength, toughness, and grit. Yes these are all traits of a great offensive lineman, but you want to see more technical prowess from a former top offensive line recruit. He is a naturally good run blocker due to his overwhelming size and strength, but he sometimes plays too high and stops his feet on contact. His upper body strength usually helps him recover in these situations by being able to steer the defender away from the run lane. He also has extremely strong and \u201cheavy\u201d hands. If he lands his punch in the right area on the opponent, it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

His pass sets are adequate enough because he does a good job of covering a lot of ground with his kick slides. He doesn\u2019t have the quickest feet in the world, but as long as he gets depth and space, he is able to mirror the defender and block them effectively. On the other hand, he can be beat by speed rushers off the edge who can close the gap quickly as well. Though he shows a lot of potential and meets all of the height\/weight requirements, he is going to need a lot of coaching in order to be successful in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n