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Young arrives in Stephenville after playing the past two seasons at Lock Haven, an NCAA Division II program in the PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference). Young was the team’s leading receiver each of the last two years. In 2024, Young eclipsed 1,000 yards, finishing with 1,146 yards and 11 touchdowns on 69 receptions in 11 games. He posted seven 100-plus yard receiving games and three multi-touchdown performances, posting a season-high 169 yards against Indiana on Sept. 14, with five catches and a pair of scores. Across last season, he went for 50-plus yards in nine of 11 games played. In 2023, Young recorded 663 yards and six touchdowns on 31 receptions, ending the season with three straight 100-yard games, including 101 yards and two touchdowns in the regular season finale against Edinboro.
 
Young racked up the accolades last season, earning First Team All-PSAC, First Team D2CCA All-Region, D2Football.com’s Elite 100, and the Don Hansen All-American award. His 11 TD’s last year tied the program’s all-time single-season record, while his 1,146 yards are the second-most in school history for a single-season.
 
“T’iar Young is a big-bodied receiver,” Whitten said. “He’s a big-play guy, a lot of the same attributes that (Darius Cooper) had – I would never say there is another Coop out there, I would doubt that there is, but he’s a guy who has just been ultra-productive at the Division 2 level, and our experience with those guys is that they come in here and do really well.”
 
Young started his collegiate career at Millersville, another D2 school in the PSAC. He played in seven games as a true freshman, totaling 222 yards and four touchdowns on 12 receptions.
 
Young is a Philadelphia native. He played his prep career at Northeast High School, where he started three years on varsity and served as a captain. He was three times an All-League wide receiver and twice an All-State WR, logging 1,118 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns.