Datrone Young enters the portal

[Didley]

Anyone else see this yet?

Edit: putting in Conner’s article link

Datrone Young enters transfer portal

Iowa State defensive back Datrone Young entered the transfer portal Friday morning ahead of his redshirt-senior season. The defensive back played in 11 of the team's 13 games during the 2021 season and saw seven starts on the year. In those games, Young earned an interception and totaled 31 ta

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Datrone Young, Duke Blue Devils, Cornerback

Datrone Young is a 5-9, 150-pound Cornerback from Delray Beach, FL.

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[JP4CY]

That means the young guys are looking good in practice.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Thought he graduated. Good luck to wherever he goes; he's from Florida and we've already had two guys transfer to Florida A&M so that's a destination that wouldn't surprise me.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I say this as a vertically challenged male myself:

I won't miss the days of 5'9" defensive backs. Unless you're amazing like Ellis Hobbs, you're just a target for opposing offenses.

 

[burn587]

I thank him for his service. That’s a very good sign if he thinks he wouldn’t be getting playing time here anymore. He was decent in run support but for the majority of his time at ISU he was a liability in coverage.

 

[jcisuclones]

Thank the lord we don't have to watch him blow his coverage anymore. Dude was a HUGE liability out there.

 

[CydeofFries]

I'm shocked he had eligibility left. As bad as he was at times, I still think he was a good DB for us, and we could have done a lot worse.

 

[allfourcy]

That means the young guys are looking good in practice.

Do we know this for sure? Has something indicated he would lose playing time?

 

[FeedBreece]

You mean he was still on our squad?

How??

 

[clonedude]

This is a good sign.

 

[JBone84]

Thanks to Datrone for being a Cyclone! Wish him well wherever he lands.

 

[CloneIce]

You mean he was still on our squad?

How??

Yeah. He played a lot last year. Like everyone he has a COVID year to burn.

 

[JP4CY]

Do we know this for sure? Has something indicated he would lose playing time?

Seems pretty similar to Ish's situation.

 

[burn587]

Seems pretty similar to Ish's situation.

Except Isheem ended up at another Power 5 school and Datrone will likely be at the FCS level.

 

[Tpups21]

Writing was on the wall after he was passed up on the depth chart.

 

[JP4CY]

Except Isheem ended up at another Power 5 school and Datrone will likely be at the FCS level.

Yeah, we all know Ish is better.
I'm assuming if practices are going on and now he decides to leave, there's a reason like being pushed.

 

[heitclone]

Would have been ok bringing him back but I'm all for giving the younger guys a shot. Young was ok and I know he got picked on a lot d/t playing opposite AJ but he had some rough moments.

 

[CycloneVet]

Thank the lord we don't have to watch him blow his coverage anymore. Dude was a HUGE liability out there.

Come on, no reason to kick him on his way out

 

[CloneIce]

Come on, no reason to kick him on his way out

No kidding. And Young was actually pretty decent, we’ve had soooo many worse starting CBs at ISU.

 

[Cyburbbalz]

No loss he was beaten repeatedly his entire career.