Former TCU wide receiver Jimmy Young ranks among the top pass catchers in program history.
The TCU Horned Frogs are less than 100 days from kicking off the 2025 football season with a nonconference road matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels and new head coach Bill Belichick. As we count down the days until kickoff, we’ll highlight a former (or current) Horned Frog whose jersey number represents the number of days left until the opener.
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88 – Jimmy Young (Wide Receiver – 2006-10)
Young finished his collegiate career at TCU with 147 catches for 2,316 yards and 13 touchdowns over four seasons. A five-year contributor for the Horned Frogs, Young played in 53 games and helped TCU defeat Wisconsin in the 2011 Rose Bowl. A three-time All-MWC Honorable Mention, Young was invited to the NFL Combine but went undrafted, eventually signing a contract with the Chicago Bears before being released later in 2011. Young also had a brief stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012.
Young’s best collegiate season came in 2008, when he hauled in 59 catches for 988 yards and five touchdowns. Although Young was overtaken by Jeremy Kerley as the team’s top wide receiver, he still managed to record over 400 receiving yards in 2009 and 2010.