Elijah Young

RB • 5'10" • 198 lbs • Knoxville, TN, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Elijah Young leans workhorse runner traits and 47.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

35%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Missouri • Western Kentucky
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Elijah Young built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Knoxville, TN wearing No. 3, spending time with Missouri and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Elijah Young's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8785

South-Doyle · Knoxville, TN

Committed To: Missouri
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2020

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Latest team and position: Western Kentucky · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 2,424
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Top game: New Mexico State
Recruit profile: 3-star · South-Doyle · Missouri
High school pipeline: South-Doyle · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 3 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank: 1,267 scrimmage yards · RB 32nd (top 5%) · Conference USA 3rd (top 2%) · National 40th (top 2%)

Elijah Young played RB for Missouri and Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Young recorded 1,706 rushing yards, 718 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Kentucky.

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