“I think he absolutely has a shot [to win the Heisman], and I think this thing was set up for him weeks ago when people started claiming he was the best player in the country, hands down.”
Ohio State junior defensive end Chase Young, considered one of the nation’s top defensive player, is a finalist for numerous postseason awards for his dominant efforts during the 2019 season.
Young is just the ninth defensive player to be named a Heisman Trophy finalist
Ohio State’s first-ever Bednarik Award winner
Second Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner from Ohio State
Big Ten’s Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year and Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year
First Ohio State defensive player to win the award in its 95-year history
Ohio State’s first-ever recipient and received the largest percentage of votes in the award’s history
Would be the Buckeyes’ first Maxwell Award winner since 1995
“I think he absolutely has a shot [to win the Heisman], and I think this thing was set up for him weeks ago when people started claiming he was the best player in the country, hands down.”
Nation’s leader in quarterback sacks (16.5) and sack yards (117)
Set single-season sack record | Ranks second in school history with 30.5 sacks | Second Buckeye to record 10+ sacks in multiple seasons
Second in nation in TFL yards (122) and forced fumbles (six)