| Dareke Young | |
| Current Team: | Seattle Seahawks |
| Number: | 83 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 224 |
| High School: | Middle Creek (Cary, North Carolina) |
| College: | Lenoir–Rhyne (2017–2021) |
| Draftyear: | 2022 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 233 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statweek: | 6 |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 2 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 24 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Pfr: | YounDa02 |
Dareke Young (born June 4, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at Lenoir-Rhyne. Dareke went to Middle Creek High School in Apex, North Carolina from 2014 to 2017. In high school, he had 29 catches, 502 yards and 5 touchdowns and only had three losses in his career while also earning Academic All-Conference honors.
Young was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, 233rd overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[2] He played in 13 games as a rookie primarily on special teams, but had two catches for 24 yards on the season.[3]
On September 4, 2023, Young was placed on injured reserve.[4] He was activated on November 11.[5] In the 2023 season, he appeared in six games in mainly a special teams role.[6]