Rams Sign Third-Round EDGE Byron Young, Wrap Up Draft Class

July 14, 2023

The Los Angeles Rams have officially signed third-round EDGE Byron Young to a rookie contract, according to Field Yates.

The Rams have now wrapped up its entire 2023 NFL Draft class.

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos.	Note
2	36	Steve Avila	OG	Signed
3	77	Byron Young	DE	Signed
3	89	Kobie Turner	DE	Signed
4	128	Stetson Bennett	QB	Signed
5	161	Nick Hampton	LB	Signed
5	174	Warren McClendon Jr	OT	Signed
5	175	Davis Allen	TE	Signed
5	177	Puka Nacua	WR	Signed
6	182	Tre’Vius Tomlinson	DB	Signed
6	189	Ochaun Mathis	DE	Signed
6	215	Zach Evans	RB	Signed
7	223	Ethan Evans	P	Signed
7	234	Jason Taylor II	S	Signed
7	259	Desjuan Johnson	DL	Signed

Young, 25, was named First-team All-ACC for the Volunteers in 2022. He transferred to Tennessee from Georgia Military College after being a no-star prospect coming out of high school. He enrolled at a Gulf Coast Sports Academy to improve his academics in 2017, but the program disbanded. From there, he worked as an assistant manager at a Dollar General Store for over a year and joined Georgia Military College in the spring of 2019 after seeing a flier for football tryouts.

He’s projected to sign a four-year, $5,556,668 rookie contract that includes a $1,041,213 signing bonus and will carry a cap figure of $1,010,303 in 2023.

During his two years at Tennessee, Young appeared in 23 games and recorded 83 tackles, 12.5 sacks, one interception, and two pass deflections.