The inside linebackers Young will be trying to beat onto the field are Jayon Brown, Denzel Perryman, and 2021 third-rounder Divine Deablo. Young has been brutal in coverage so far in his NFL career, scoring a career-best 50.4 PFF rating in it last year. He'll probably be depth for Las Vegas.

The Broncos have been decimated by linebacker injuries this year. They are currently down eight linebackers, six of whom are on injured reserve. Notable among them are starting interior linebackers Alexander Johnson and Josey Jewell, who were both lost to season-ending pec injuries. Young landed in LA as part of the deal that sent Marcus Peters to Baltimore. He has started all seven games for the Rams this year but the team has scaled his role back in recent weeks. Perhaps seeing the direction they were heading in, Rams' management sent him to a linebacker-needy team at an extremely cheap price. Young has two sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery on the year. He will likely start for the Broncos once his new coaches see that he is up to speed with their defense.

Young exited last weekend's game against the 49ers due to an ankle injury, but his complete absence from the injury report suggests the injury is not much of a concern.

Young has exclusively played special teams since being traded to the Rams in October, and he didn't record a tackle before suffering the injury. The 25-year-old's status should be updated when the Rams returned to practice Wednesday.