:Rodney Young (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rodney Young

| number = 47

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|01|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 210

| high_school = Ruston (LA)

| college = LSU

| draftyear = 1995

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 85

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1995|1998}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 6

| pfr = YounRo21

}}

Rodney Menard Young (born January 25, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 1998. He was the 85th player taken in the 1995 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} A native of Grambling, Louisiana, Young was a 1990 USA Today All-American for Ruston High School under Coach Jimmy Childress.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} He played college football at Louisiana State University. He is the son of 10-year NFL player, Willie Young.{{cite web|title=Rodney Young NFL Football Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YounRo21.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=April 21, 2016}}