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QB · #8 · San Francisco 49ers

Jon Young

Born 1961 6'2" · 215 lb BYU Drafted 1984 · R1 #1 by TB 1985 – 1999 · 15 Seasons

  • 2× MVP
  • 1× SB MVP
  • 1× OPOY
  • 3× All-Pro
  • 7× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Career with playoffs

191 Games 15 seasons
36,450 Pass Yds 190.8 / game
252 Pass TD 1.32 / game
2,959 Cmp
64.0 Cmp%
7.9 Y/A

4,620 Att120 INT384 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 935 1985'85
  2. 2,2822.3k 1986'86
  3. 728 1987'87
  4. 679 1988'88
  5. 1,0271.0k 1989'89
  6. 452 1990'90
  7. 2,5172.5k 1991'91
  8. 4,0054.0k 1992'92
  9. 4,5364.5k 1993'93
  10. 4,5924.6k 1994'94
  11. 3,5283.5k 1995'95
  12. 2,5792.6k 1996'96
  13. 3,5033.5k 1997'97
  14. 4,6414.6k 1998'98
  15. 446 1999'99
  1. 3 1985'85
  2. 8 1986'86
  3. 11 1987'87
  4. 3 1988'88
  5. 8 1989'89
  6. 2 1990'90
  7. 17 1991'91
  8. 28 1992'92
  9. 30 1993'93
  10. 44 1994'94
  11. 20 1995'95
  12. 15 1996'96
  13. 20 1997'97
  14. 40 1998'98
  15. 3 1999'99
  1. 8 1985'85
  2. 13 1986'86
  3. 1 1987'87
  4. 3 1988'88
  5. 3 1989'89
  6. 0 1990'90
  7. 8 1991'91
  8. 10 1992'92
  9. 17 1993'93
  10. 10 1994'94
  11. 13 1995'95
  12. 6 1996'96
  13. 7 1997'97
  14. 17 1998'98
  15. 4 1999'99
  1. 52.2 1985'85
  2. 53.7 1986'86
  3. 57.0 1987'87
  4. 53.9 1988'88
  5. 69.1 1989'89
  6. 61.9 1990'90
  7. 64.5 1991'91
  8. 67.0 1992'92
  9. 67.7 1993'93
  10. 68.8 1994'94
  11. 64.6 1995'95
  12. 67.3 1996'96
  13. 67.2 1997'97
  14. 61.9 1998'98
  15. 53.6 1999'99
  1. 6.8 1985'85
  2. 6.3 1986'86
  3. 8.5 1987'87
  4. 6.7 1988'88
  5. 10.6 1989'89
  6. 7.2 1990'90
  7. 9.0 1991'91
  8. 8.6 1992'92
  9. 8.6 1993'93
  10. 8.4 1994'94
  11. 6.9 1995'95
  12. 7.5 1996'96
  13. 8.3 1997'97
  14. 7.9 1998'98
  15. 5.3 1999'99
  1. 56.9 1985'85
  2. 65.5 1986'86
  3. 119.6 1987'87
  4. 72.3 1988'88
  5. 118.4 1989'89
  6. 94.1 1990'90
  7. 101.8 1991'91
  8. 104.7 1992'92
  9. 99.7 1993'93
  10. 113.5 1994'94
  11. 87.1 1995'95
  12. 96.9 1996'96
  13. 101.4 1997'97
  14. 97.4 1998'98
  15. 60.9 1999'99

Latest games · 1999

  1. @ W1 L 3–41 9/25 · 96 yds0 TD · 2 INT
  2. W2 W 28–21 23/35 · 258 yds2 TD · 1 INT
  3. @ W3 W 24–10 13/23 · 92 yds1 TD · 1 INT

Career bests

Best season 1998 4,641 yds · 40 TD
Most TDs 1994 44 TD · 10 INT
Best rating 1994 113.5 · 8.4 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1994 68.8% · 377 cmp

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