3 important things to know about Chicago Bears corner Tavon Young
1. Tavon Young is a slot cornerback but can play outside.
Tavon Young is a slot cornerback and will start in the slot for the Chicago Bears. Barring injury, there is not much hesitation in a camp battle.
However, Young played outside in college, and that is a part of his skill set. He even played a good portion outside as a rookie.
According to PFF Young played 632 snaps on the outside as a rookie, and 114 snaps in the slot. Again, that was his best season, which makes it worth noting.
Still, since then he has been almost purely a slot. He played 907 snaps in the slot and 189 snaps outside since then.
So, if you look at career numbers you see that Tavon Young spent 55% of his career snaps in the slot. However, he played 77% of his career outside snaps in just one season. That means that 83% of his snaps since 2016 have been in the slot.
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It is nice for him to have that ability on the outside, and part of the reason he fell in the draft is that he was an outside cornerback who had to move into the slot in the NFL.
Still, Tavon Young is a slot cornerback. he excelled in the slot, and despite injuries still has enough juice to be a big upgrade for the Chicago Bears in the slot.