Brian Young enters his first season as the team's assistant defensive line coach and his 16th campaign as a valued member of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff. Young has worked with all of the club's front seven position groups after first breaking into the ranks as a coaching assistant in 2009 following the conclusion of a nine-year playing career and 124 games along the defensive line in the National Football League.
In 2024, Young helped trio a pair of Black and Gold defensive linemen to impressive production. Bryan Bresee, the team's first round draft pick in 2023, continued to blossom under Young's tutelage with a career-high and team-best 7.5 sacks, tied for fourth in the NFL among defensive tackles and the ninth-highest total for a Saint at the position. Chase Young, an unrestricted free agent acquisition, led the team with 21 quarterback hits and tied for second on the team with fellow end Carl Granderson, with 5.5 takedowns.
Young joined the Saints coaching staff following a nine-year NFL playing career, where he appeared in 124 games and had 22.5 sacks along with eight fumble recoveries for the St. Louis Rams (2000-03) and the Saints (2004-08). During his playing tenure with the Black and Gold, he served as a valuable member of the Saints interior line rotation, appearing in 64 games with 58 starts.
Young played at Texas-El Paso from 1996-99. He was the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1999, when he had a career-high 121 tackles and eight sacks. The El Paso, Texas native graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. In 2016, Young was inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
PLAYING CAREER: Texas El-Paso, 1996-99; St. Louis Rams, 2000-03; New Orleans Saints, 2004-08.
COACHING CAREER: New Orleans Saints, 2009-.
