June 14, 2026

What number will Ohio State football’s Chase Young wear with the Washington Redskins?


WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ohio State football star Chase Young terrorized Big Ten defenses for three seasons with a No. 2 on his chest. That number seemed fitting with then Washington Redskins selected the defensive end No. 2 overall in last week’s 2020 NFL Draft. In the NFL, however, defensive linemen can only wear numbers 50-79 and 0-99. So Young opted for a number at the farthest end of the line from his Buckeye days. Per the Washington Redskins’ Twitter page, Young will begin his NFL career as No. 99. Word around town is that y’all have been looking for these ? pic.twitter.com/UCQfHXfBiP — Washington Redskins (@Redskins) April 29, 2020 Young may be announcing the company he hopes to keep with that uniform number. Among the current NFL stars wearing 99 are Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt. At least three Hall of…

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