Young has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Falcons due to a knee injury and an illness.
Washington activated Young from the reserve/PUP list Monday, a transaction that was expected to set the stage for the defensive end to make his 2022 debut after he spent the first 11 weeks of the season recovering from the torn ACL and MCL he sustained in his right knee last November. Even though Young experienced no setbacks with his knee during practice this week, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network notes that the 23-year-old has battled an illness over the last several hours that will prompt Washington to err on the side of caution and hold him out for another game. Assuming Young is able to move past the ailment in the coming days and return to the practice field next Wednesday, he should be poised to make his debut Week 13 against the Giants.