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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

Playoff career

22 Games 11 seasons
3,326 Pass Yds 151.2 / game
20 Pass TD 0.91 / game
292 Cmp
62.0 Cmp%
7.1 Y/A

471 Att13 INT26 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 158 1987'87
  2. -1 1988'88
  3. 26 1989'89
  4. 25 1990'90
  5. 540 1992'92
  6. 513 1993'93
  7. 623 1994'94
  8. 328 1995'95
  9. 169 1996'96
  10. 474 1997'97
  11. 471 1998'98
  1. 1 1987'87
  2. 0 1988'88
  3. 0 1989'89
  4. 0 1990'90
  5. 3 1992'92
  6. 1 1993'93
  7. 9 1994'94
  8. 0 1995'95
  9. 1 1996'96
  10. 1 1997'97
  11. 4 1998'98
  1. 1 1987'87
  2. 0 1988'88
  3. 0 1989'89
  4. 0 1990'90
  5. 3 1992'92
  6. 1 1993'93
  7. 0 1994'94
  8. 2 1995'95
  9. 0 1996'96
  10. 1 1997'97
  11. 5 1998'98
  1. 70.6 1987'87
  2. 100.0 1988'88
  3. 60.0 1989'89
  4. 100.0 1990'90
  5. 69.2 1992'92
  6. 65.7 1993'93
  7. 60.9 1994'94
  8. 49.2 1995'95
  9. 61.5 1996'96
  10. 64.7 1997'97
  11. 59.4 1998'98
  1. 9.3 1987'87
  2. -1.0 1988'88
  3. 5.2 1989'89
  4. 25.0 1990'90
  5. 8.3 1992'92
  6. 7.7 1993'93
  7. 7.2 1994'94
  8. 5.0 1995'95
  9. 6.5 1996'96
  10. 7.0 1997'97
  11. 6.8 1998'98
  1. 94.7 1987'87
  2. 79.2 1988'88
  3. 73.8 1989'89
  4. 118.8 1990'90
  5. 90.5 1992'92
  6. 87.5 1993'93
  7. 117.2 1994'94
  8. 51.3 1995'95
  9. 93.3 1996'96
  10. 83.8 1997'97
  11. 69.2 1998'98

Latest playoff games · 1998

  1. WC W 30–27 18/32 · 182 yds3 TD · 2 INT
  2. @ DIV L 18–20 23/37 · 289 yds1 TD · 3 INT

Career bests

Best season 1994 623 yds · 9 TD
Most TDs 1994 9 TD · 0 INT

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