Cincinnati DB transfer Jordan Young signs with Arkansas

Arkansas has landed a defensive back out of the NCAA Transfer Portal. Former Cincinnati DB Jordan Young has signed with the Razorbacks, Arkansas announced on Saturday.

Jordan Young is heading back to the SEC after starting his career at Florida. He was ranked as a three-star recruit coming out of high school.

Jordan Young appeared in all 12 games for Cincinnati this season. He recorded 35 tackles, one tackle for loss and five pass breakups.

This was Young’s second year with the Bearcats. During the 2023 season, he had 34 tackles, one interception and seven pass breakups.

Prior to coming to Cincinnati, Young played two seasons at Florida. In 2022, the Tampa native appeared in 10 games, recording 10 tackles, one pass breakup and one blocked kick. During the 2021 season he appeared in three games.

Young is joining an Arkansas program that finished 6-6 this season, including a 3-5 mark in SEC play. Arkansas will close out the 2024 season on Friday, Dec. 27 against Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl.

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Florida transfer DL Justus Boone commits to Arkansas

Jordan Young was the second defensive commitment of the day for Arkansas, joining former Florida defensive lineman Justus Boone.

This past season, Boone was a redshirt junior who has saw other players move past him in the rotation while the Gators defense came to life during the second half of the season. Now, he’ll look to rejuvenate his collegiate career with Arkansas.

The 6-foot-4, 266-pound defender appeared in the team’s first 11 games of the season, recording 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup. His impact was fairly limited.

In the meantime, Florida’s defensive line really started to get after it, starting in the last three games of the regular season. The unit has logged 18 sacks in those three games, making life incredibly difficult on opposing quarterbacks. Boone was mostly absent during that stretch.

Prior to enrolling at Florida, Justus Boone was ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 183 overall recruit in the 2021 class. He was ranked as the No. 18 EDGE defender and the No. 2 overall player from the state of South Carolina, hailing from Sumter (SC) Sumter.