Chase Young (born April 14, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). Born and raised in Maryland, he played college football for the Buckeyes at Ohio State University from 2017 to 2019. He broke the school's single-season sack record with 16.5 in his final season, when he was voted a unanimous All-American and won several defensive player of the year awards. He was also named the Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, a rare honor for a defensive player. He was selected by Washington second overall in the 2020 NFL Draft after forgoing his senior year at Ohio State. Early life Chase Young was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on April 14, 1999. He began playing American football as a child, later attending St. Columba School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. In 2013, he began attending St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Maryland, where he played high school football. He played quarterback, tight end, and outside linebacker before switching to defensive end...