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Lafayette College Athletics

2021 Spring Football Roster

Rick Smith
Rick Smith

28 J.J. Younger

  • Pos. RB
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 5-8
  • Weight 170
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Pittsburgh Central Catholic
  • Major Economics and Africana Studies

Biography

2021 Spring: Opted out of the season. 

2019: Played in 11 games with three starts...carried the ball 19 times for 53 yards...caught three passes for five yards...handled the kick return duties, running back 27 kicks for 515 yards (19.1 ypr) with a long return of 28 yards...named to the Phil Steele Patriot League Third Team...one of 31 Leopards named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, holding a 3.25 semester GPA.

2018: Played in eight games with one start...carried the ball eight times for 60 yards and caught five passes for 39 yards...returned 18 kicks for 512 yards (28.4 ypr average) with one touchdown...led the Patriot League with 28.4 yards per kick-off return in all games and was third in conference games at 24.0 ypr...ripped off a 95-yard touchdown return on a kickoff vs. Monmouth (9/15)...managed kick-off returns of 35-plus yards vs. Delaware (43), Central Connecticut State (9/29), Bucknell (47) and Lehigh (42).

2017: Missed entire season due to injury.

AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC: All-State selection at tailback...garnered Northern 7 Conference First-Team honors...selected as the WPIAL Player of the Year...MVP of the 2015 state championship squad that beat Parkland 21-18 in the title game to finish with a 15-1 mark...member of three WPIAL championship teams, including 2016 squad that finished as the state runner-up...ran for 2,165 yards at 9.5 yards per carry while finishing with 39 career touchdowns...three-sport athlete who ran the 100 (10.8), 200 (42.4) and 4x100 in track and played center field on the baseball team...helped break 27-year-old school record in 4x100 relay...won the WPIAL 100m dash and was the state runner-up...high honor roll student who participates in the Crossroads Foundation...member of the Boy Scouts of America and achieved rank of Eagle Scout in June 2018.

Personal: Son of Jermaine and Monica Younger...has an older sister, Jamilah, a younger sister, Jenell, and a younger brother, Julian...uncle, Keith Younger, played football at Kent State and cousin Tyler Fisher competed in track and field at Penn..born 8/27/99.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2017Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 170 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Sophomore

    RB
    5'8" 165 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Junior

    RB
    5'8" 165 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2020Senior

    RB
    5'8" 170 lbs
    28