DevinYoung.

Devin Young is a 2027 linebacker at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, and his testing sheet belongs on a college strength board rather than a high school one. At 6'0 and 225 pounds he posts a 40-inch vertical, a 10-foot broad jump, a 600-pound deadlift, a 500-pound squat, a 315-pound bench and a 300-pound power clean. A 40-inch vertical at 225 pounds is elite explosion at any level, and the deadlift and clean behind it say the power is usable rather than decorative — it arrives in the first step, which is where a linebacker's job is won or lost. A 6'7 wingspan on a 6'0 frame gives him unusual length to shed blocks and to finish tackles. That explosion shows up as a downhill trigger on film. Against Mountain View he finished with six tackles and three tackles for loss, and a linebacker who gets into the backfield three times in one game is reading his keys early and arriving with intent. His season total stands at 47 tackles, with three clips posted. Young carries a two-star ONE11 rating as a senior. Georgia is the deepest talent state in the country, which makes the competition on his own film part of the evaluation — and these testing numbers hold up against any of it.

2027 Georgia linebacker with a 40-inch vertical and a 600-pound deadlift