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2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

AJ Young

  • Class Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Hoover, Ala.
  • High School Hoover

Biography

2024-25 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Appeared in 10 matches making three starts to help Navy win its third-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored four tries for 20 points … Ran in two tries in the 79-14 victory over Air Force. 
Spring Season: Appeared in four matches while making two starts for the Mids … Scored two tries in the DI-A National Championship Playoff First Round victory over No. 15 Penn State (45-7).

2023-24 // Sophomore Year
Fall Season: Did not see any varsity action.
Spring Season: Made an appearance against Penn State and in Navy’s playoff quarterfinal victory against Arkansas State.  
 
2022-23 // Freshman Year
Fall Season: Made appearances versus Air Force and Virginia Tech.
Spring Season: Made two appearances with one start … Scored one try in Navy’s, 47-10, win over Penn State.
 
High School
A 2018 graduate of Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala. … Played basketball and football at Hoover High School.
 
Personal
Son of Alfonzia Sr. and Veronica Young … Father, Alfoniza Sr., played football at Troy University … Was enlisted in the Navy for four years before joining the Naval Academy … Attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School during the 2021-22 academic year … Majoring in English.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 210 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 210 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 210 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 210 lbs