Brian Young

Brian Young (born June 8, 1972) is an American football coach and former defensive back who is currently the consultant to the defensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic, a position he has held since 2025. He previously the head coach of the Stetson Hatters of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). He played college football at Georgia Southern and was in the Indoor Football League (IFL) before starting a coaching career in c. 2002.

Early life and playing career Young was born on June 8, 1972. He attended Groves High School, where he was a "pretty good" three-sport athlete. He played defensive back at Georgia Southern, where he earned a B.S. in 1997.

Young was invited to NFL training camps in 1998 and 1999, but did not sign with a team. He later played briefly in the Indoor Football League (IFL) with the Bismarck Blaze and Duluth-Superior Lumberjacks. He returned to the Grand Rapids Rampage as defensive coordinator in 2005, and after that season finished, became head coach of the Canton Legends. He left to become the defensive backs coach at Cornell in 2010, where he served two seasons.

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