DarrionHenry-Young

2024 – Senior
• Did not seen action with injury

2023 – Junior
• Saw action in eight games and had 10 tackles, including 2.0 for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry before suffering a season-ending injury in the first half vs. Mississippi State
• Did not see action vs. Tennessee
• Totaled a career-high three tackles and a forced fumble in the win over No. 22/23 Florida

2022 – Sophomore
• Played in five games vs. Youngstown State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisville and Iowa
• Saw his first action at UK vs. Youngstown State and recorded a tackle and a career-high tying sack

2021 – r-Freshman (Ohio State)
• Played in two games for the Buckeyes vs. Nebraska in the season opener and against Rutgers

2020 – Freshman (Ohio State)
• Redshirt season
• Played in two games and totaled two tackles, a sack and tackle for loss

High School
• Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio and the No. 16 defensive tackle prospect in the nation by 247Sports as a high school senior in class of 2020
• A four-star prospect ranked in the Top 150 nationally
• Also a Rivals100 recruit
• Earned first-team All-Ohio and was a member of the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association Division I first team in 2019
• Led the Greater Miami Conference with 8.5 sacks as a junior in 2018
• Played at Princeton for coach Mike Daniels

Community Cats
• Volunteered at Kentucky’s football camp (2022)
• Volunteered with My New Kentucky Home (2022)

Personal
• Born in Cincinnati
• Son of Denetia Henry and Olen Young
• Siblings are Olivia, O’rianne and Olen
• Graduated in December of ’24 with a degree in community and leadership development

Darrion Says
• His nickname is “D-Hen”
• He chose Kentucky because of the opportunities it provides
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to work with struggling youth
• One word to describe him on the field is “relentless”
• Hobbies include bowling, paintball and playing basketball