Sam Young Class: Junior Hometown: Coral Springs, FL High School: St. Thomas Aquinas Height / Weight: 6-8 / 330 Position: Offensive Tackle Birthdate: 06/24/1987

CAREER: Freshman All-American returns as the second-most experienced player on the offensive line ... started all 13 games last year and is one of four returning players who started every game last season ... became the first Notre Dame freshman to start the season opener on the offensive line since freshmen regained eligibility ... helped open holes for a 1,000-yard rusher and blocked for a 3,000-yard passer in his first season.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Started all 13 games at right tackle for Notre Dame ... was the first Irish player to start the season opener on the offensive line since freshmen regained their eligibility in 1972 ... named a first-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News and Rivals.com ... helped open holes all season for Darius Walker as he eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards and provided protection for Brady Quinn as he surpassed 3,000 passing yards again ... logged 292:17 of playing time.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... first-team offensive lineman on USA Today prep All-America squad ... rated top lineman and one of 16 candidates for Parade All-America High School Player of the Year award ... one of 18 linemen on Parade prep all-star team ... rated 10th on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today and Chicago Sun-Times ... rated ninth on list of top 150 players nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... rated 23rd on list of top 100 players in the nation by Dallas Morning News ... Gatorade Player of the Year for 2005 in Florida ... first-team All-America offensive lineman by CSTV ... rated fourth overall as one of six offensive linemen on Atlanta Journal-Constitution National Top 25 team ... rated fourth player overall (of 20) on 2005 Best of the South team by Tampa Tribune ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl prep all-star game ... selected for CaliFlorida Bowl all-star game ... a first-team offensive lineman on Florida Class 5A all-state team as junior in 2004 and again as senior in 2005 ... named South Florida Sun-Sentinel Class 6A-5A-4A player of the year ... helped St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gain 4,606 total offense yards as well as 3,040 regular-season rushing yards during '05 season, as squad finished 10th on USA Today Super 25 list of top prep teams nationally ... didn't permit a sack either of his junior or senior seasons while helping team to Florida Class 5A state semifinal each of those years ... rated 14th on preseason list of top players in the country (and second among offensive linemen) by The Sporting News ... one of 50 players and eight offensive linemen on preseason prep All-America team by Street & Smith's ... one of 19 offensive linemen on '05 national preseason top 100 by CBS SportsLine.com ... high school teammate of fellow sophomore Dan Wenger ... born June 24, 1987 ... high school coach was George Smith ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.