Usage / Role
60%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Miami (OH)
Kenny Young
RB • 5'7" • 179 lbs • Tallahasee, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kenny Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Kenny Young built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Tallahasee, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Kenny Young's career was his backfield work: 1,980...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kenny Young, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Kenny Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,891
- Rushing yards
- 1,980
- Receiving yards
- 911
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Kenny Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,891
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Amos P. Godby · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Amos P. Godby · 48 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 751 scrimmage yards · RB 128th (top 19%) · Mid-American 22nd (top 9%) · National 248th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 351 | 284 | 67 | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 13 | 96 | 67 | 29 | 0 | 58.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13 | 662 | 490 | 172 | 4 | 58.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 1,031 | 772 | 259 | 8 | 76.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 751 | 367 | 384 | 8 | 63.3 |
Related Context
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Kenny Young played RB for Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Kenny Young recorded 1,980 rushing yards, 911 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 1,031 primary output with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
93.7
Efficiency
56.6
Usage
28.5
Consistency
69.7
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 49. Austin Peay: 36. Cincinnati: 80. Central Michigan: 105. Notre Dame: 39. Bowling Green: 142. Kent State: 94. Buffalo: 154. Ohio: 36. Akron: 198. Eastern Michigan: 98
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 10 by 46.1. Austin Peay: 13 by 31.4. Cincinnati: 21 by 35.7. Central Michigan: 15 by 69.8. Notre Dame: 6 by 58.3. Bowling Green: 22 by 64.1. Kent State: 14 by 67.9. Buffalo: 21 by 74. Ohio: 12 by 27.1. Akron: 23 by 80.5. Eastern Michigan: 15 by 68.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins123.3 · Games = 4 · +46.4 vs Losses
Losses76.9 · Games = 7 · -46.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
80.5 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/16 | vs Eastern Michigan2+ TD | L 24-27 | 13 | 85 | 6.50 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Akron100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-14 | 14 | 100 | 7.10 | 0 | 9 | 98 | 8.6 |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Ohio | L 28-45 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Buffalo100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-14 | 18 | 125 | 6.90 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Kent State | L 14-17 | 13 | 83 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards | L 29-37 | 19 | 113 | 5.90 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-52 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Central Michigan | W 31-14 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-21 | 18 | 57 | 3.20 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Austin Peay | W 31-10 | 11 | 35 | 3.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Marshall | L 26-31 | 9 | 37 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.9 |
Player Story
Kenny Young story
Kenny Young built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Tallahasee, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Kenny Young's career was his backfield work: 1,980 rushing yards, 355 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 911 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 911 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 350 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kenny Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami (OH)
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 351 | 39.1 | 14.4 | 351 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 758 | 56.2 | 14.9 | 407 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 758 | 56.2 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 1,031 | 56.6 | 28.5 | 273 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 751 | 60.4 | 18.2 | -280 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game
Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
198
Scrimmage Yards
93.5 takeover
198 scrimmage yards and 43.4 usage.
#2
vs Buffalo
Week 8 · W 24-14 · Conference game
154
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 7 · W 31-6 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
137 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 40-26 · Conference game
141
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 16.2 usage.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 10 · L 42-51 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
76.8 takeover
Loss with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
1,031 primary output · 56.6 efficiency · 28.5 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
63.3
751 primary · 60.4 efficiency · 18.2 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)
58.4
758 primary · 56.2 efficiency · 14.9 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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