Bryce Young

Bryce Christopher Young (born July 25, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, setting the school record for most passing yards in a single game (559) and winning several player of the year awards in 2021, including the Heisman Trophy. Young was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2023 NFL draft. In the 2025 season, he helped lead the Panthers to their first playoff appearance since 2017 and first division title since 2015.

Early life

Young was born on July 25, 2001, in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He later moved to Pasadena, California, where he lived for most of his adolescence. Young's maternal grandfather was born in Mexico. His mother, Julie, played college soccer at Cal Poly Pomona.

Young attended Cathedral High School in Los Angeles and transferred to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, in 2018. As a senior, he was the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and California's Gatorade Football Player of the Year after throwing for 4,528 yards and 58 touchdowns. He was also the USA Today High School Offensive Player of the Year. During his high school career he passed for 13,520 yards and 152 touchdowns and was a five star recruit ranked the nation's #1 quarterback prospect and second overall recruit. After originally committing to USC to play football, Young instead decided to play at Alabama.

Young has been friends with Houston Texans quarterback C. J. Stroud since the two went to nearby high schools in Southern California. The two continued their friendship in college, and ultimately were selected with the first two picks in the 2023 NFL draft.