Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2006-2010Rutgers
Kordell Young
RB • 5'9" • West Deptford, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kordell Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Kordell Young built his college career from 2006 through 2010 as a running back from West Deptford, NJ wearing No. 8, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kordell Young's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Kordell Young, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Rutgers. Kordell Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,043
- Rushing yards
- 807
- Receiving yards
- 236
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Kordell Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,043
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Deptford · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- West Deptford · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 123 scrimmage yards · RB 307th (top 68%) · Big East 66th (top 50%) · National 1,088th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Rutgers | 9 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 38 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 179 | 138 | 41 | 3 | 38 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Rutgers | 3 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2008 Postseason | Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8 | 605 | 550 | 55 | 6 | 77.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6 | 76 | 28 | 48 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 123 | 29 | 94 | 1 | 35.9 |
Related Context
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Kordell Young played RB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kordell Young recorded 17 passing yards, 807 rushing yards, and 236 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Rutgers paired 609 primary output with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2010 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2008 Postseason · Rutgers
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
76.1
Efficiency
43.5
Usage
35.4
Consistency
66.3
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 4. Fresno State: 113. Cincinnati: 87. UConn: 80. Pittsburgh: 83. Syracuse: 170. South Florida: 36. Army: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 6 by 6.9. Fresno State: 28 by 39.4. Cincinnati: 23 by 37.9. UConn: 28 by 29.8. Pittsburgh: 20 by 43.2. Syracuse: 32 by 53. South Florida: 6 by 62.5. Army: 5 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins68.2 · Games = 6 · -31.8 vs Losses
Losses100 · Games = 2 · +31.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
75 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/29 | vs NC State | W 29-23 | 6 | 4 | 0.70 | 0 | — | — | 0.7 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Army | W 30-3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ South Florida | W 49-16 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Syracuse100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-17 | 29 | 143 | 4.90 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Pittsburgh2+ TD | W 54-34 | 20 | 83 | 4.20 | 2 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs UConn | W 12-10 | 28 | 80 | 2.90 | 1 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Cincinnati | L 10-13 | 22 | 78 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Mon 9/1 | vs Fresno State | L 7-24 | 26 | 94 | 3.60 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4.0 |
Player Story
Kordell Young story
Kordell Young built his college career from 2006 through 2010 as a running back from West Deptford, NJ wearing No. 8, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kordell Young's career was his backfield work: 807 rushing yards, 206 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 236 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 17 passing yards and 236 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kordell Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2006-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200620072008200820092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Rutgers | 177 | 45.9 | 6.8 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Rutgers | 177 | 45.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Rutgers | 58 | 34.9 | 11.4 | -119 |
| 2008 Postseason | Rutgers | 609 | 43.5 | 35.4 | 551 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Rutgers | 609 | 43.5 | 35.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rutgers | 76 | 33.3 | 5.6 | -533 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rutgers | 123 | 57.1 | 4.1 | 47 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 11 · W 35-17 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
170
Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
170 scrimmage yards and 50.8 usage.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 11 · W 28-25 · Conference game
41
Scrimmage Yards
72 takeover
Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · L 7-24
113
Scrimmage Yards
68.6 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
113 scrimmage yards and 51.9 usage.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 13 · L 13-40 · Conference game
24
Scrimmage Yards
68.3 takeover
Loss with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
24 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 8 · L 21-41 · Conference game
24
Scrimmage Yards
67.3 takeover
Loss with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
24 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Rutgers
609 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 35.4 usage
77.4
#2
2008 Regular Season · Rutgers
77.4
609 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 35.4 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Rutgers
38.7
58 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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