Player Dossier

2017-2021

Texas

Daniel Young

RB • 6'0" • 212 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Daniel Young leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

7.3

Efficiency

35.8

Consistency

45.5

Season Value

26.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Texas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Texas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Daniel Young, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Texas. Daniel Young leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Texas paired 526 primary output with 50.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 35.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Texas

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

17.5

Efficiency

35.8

Usage

7.3

Consistency

45.5

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 2. Rice: 23. Baylor: 4. Texas Tech: 41

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 3 by 6.9. Rice: 6 by 41. Baylor: 1 by 41.7. Texas Tech: 8 by 53.4

Split Comparison

Wins22 · n=3
First Half12.5 · n=2 · -10 vs Second Half
Second Half22.5 · n=2 · +10 vs First Half
All Games17.5 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

53.4 vs Texas Tech

Result
Wed 1/1vs UtahW 38-10320.7000.7
Fri 11/29vs Texas TechW 49-248415.1015.1
Sat 11/23@ BaylorL 10-2414414
Sun 9/15@ RiceW 48-1341640273.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Texas

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonTexas52650.517.7
2017 Regular SeasonTexas52650.517.70
2018 Regular SeasonTexas15033.76.6-376
2019 PostseasonTexas7035.87.3-80
2019 Regular SeasonTexas7035.87.30
2020 Regular SeasonTexas0-70
2021 Regular SeasonTexas00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

West Virginia

Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

99

Primary metric

99 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#2

Missouri

112

Primary metric

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#3

Tulsa

41

Primary metric

Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 4.4 usage.

#4

Baylor

83

Primary metric

Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#5

USC

54

Primary metric

Win with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · Texas

526 primary output · 50.5 efficiency · 17.7 usage

58.6

#2

2017 Regular Season · Texas

58.6

526 primary · 50.5 efficiency · 17.7 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Texas

26.3

70 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8614

Westfield · Houston, TX

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

746

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Daniel Young quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
586