| Vince Young was born on May 18, 1983 in | | | | year which gave him the opportunity to learn the |
| Houston, Texas. He has always been known as a | | | | entire playbook. In his first season in college, |
| great athlete, and this stems back to his early | | | | Young played in 12 games and started seven of |
| playing career. Standing at 6 foot 5 inches and | | | | them. As a sophomore he emerged as a true |
| weighing nearly 230 pounds, it is easy to see why | | | | dual threat quarterback, and led the Longhorns to |
| Young is one of the best quarterbacks in the | | | | an 11-1 record. |
| world. When you combine this with a high level of | | | | Young led the Longhorns to a National |
| athleticism and a rocket arm, Young is very hard | | | | Championship during this junior season. During this |
| to stop. | | | | year he passed for more than 3,000 yards, and |
| Young played his high school football at Madison | | | | ran for more than 1,000. This was good enough |
| High School in Houston for head coach Ray Seals. | | | | to take home second in the Heisman Trophy |
| During his high school career Young started for | | | | voting. |
| three years, and during that time amassed 12,987 | | | | After his junior season Young declared himself |
| yards of total offense. With stats like this, it is | | | | eligible for the 2006 NFL Draft. He was selected |
| easy to see why Young could have chosen to | | | | with the third pick in the first round by the |
| play at any college in the entire country. Young | | | | Tennessee Titans. During his first year in the NFL, |
| also competed in track and basketball while in high | | | | Young passed for 2,199 yards and ran for 552 |
| school. | | | | more. It is safe to say that he is going to be the |
| After his senior season, Young signed with the | | | | Titans starting quarterback for the foreseeable |
| University of Texas in 2002. He redshirted his first | | | | future. |