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Player Dossier
2020-2024Western Kentucky
Elijah Young
RB • 5'10" • 198 lbs • Knoxville, TN, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Elijah Young leans workhorse runner traits and 47.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
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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- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Elijah Young, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Elijah Young leans workhorse runner traits and 47.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,424
- Rushing yards
- 1,706
- Receiving yards
- 718
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Elijah Young quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 5 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Missouri | 8 | 107 | 75 | 32 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 8 | 119 | 87 | 32 | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Missouri | 7 | 132 | 93 | 39 | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 62 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 46.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 659 | 476 | 183 | 5 | 46.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 58 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 78.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 1,209 | 846 | 363 | 5 | 78.3 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 1,267 primary output with 47.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
90.5
Efficiency
47.7
Usage
33.3
Consistency
70.4
Best Game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 58. Alabama: 34. Eastern Kentucky: 76. Middle Tennessee: 91. Toledo: 68. Boston College: 107. UTEP: 68. Sam Houston: 158. Kennesaw State: 134. New Mexico State: 74. Louisiana Tech: 45. Liberty: 86. Jacksonville State: 169. Jacksonville State: 99
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 15 by 37.1. Alabama: 14 by 21.4. Eastern Kentucky: 16 by 44.8. Middle Tennessee: 15 by 42.2. Toledo: 12 by 48.6. Boston College: 26 by 42.4. UTEP: 17 by 40.1. Sam Houston: 26 by 51.7. Kennesaw State: 17 by 80.3. New Mexico State: 16 by 48.2. Louisiana Tech: 14 by 28.4. Liberty: 12 by 71.5. Jacksonville State: 26 by 57. Jacksonville State: 22 by 54.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins104.8 · Games = 8 · +33.3 vs Losses
Losses71.5 · Games = 6 · -33.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
Best efficiency game
80.3 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | @ James Madison | L 17-27 | 11 | 37 | 3.40 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 3.9 |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Jacksonville State100 rush yards | L 12-52 | 19 | 108 | 5.70 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Jacksonville State150 scrimmage yards | W 19-17 | 19 | 91 | 4.80 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 6.5 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Liberty | L 21-38 | 9 | 60 | 6.70 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 7.2 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 7-12 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ New Mexico State | W 41-28 | 16 | 74 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Kennesaw State100 rush yards | W 31-14 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7.9 |
| Wed 10/16 | @ Sam Houston150 scrimmage yards | W 31-14 | 23 | 97 | 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 6.1 |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UTEP | W 44-17 | 16 | 60 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston College | L 20-21 | 21 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Toledo | W 26-21 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 49-21 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Kentucky2+ TD | W 31-0 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4.8 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Alabama | L 0-63 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 2.4 |
Player Story
Elijah Young 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 backfield work: 1,706 rushing yards, 371 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 718 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 718 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 240 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Elijah Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Missouri
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 78 | 61.7 | 3.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Missouri | 226 | 38.3 | 9.8 | 148 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 226 | 38.3 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Missouri | 132 | 47.8 | 6.5 | -94 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 721 | 44.4 | 18 | 589 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 721 | 44.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 1,267 | 47.7 | 33.3 | 546 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1,267 | 47.7 | 33.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 11 · L 29-38 · Conference game
Loss with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
164
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
164 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#2
@ UTEP
Week 10 · W 21-13 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#3
vs Jacksonville State
Week 14 · W 19-17 · Conference game
169
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
169 scrimmage yards and 40.6 usage.
#4
vs Kennesaw State
Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#5
@ Sam Houston
Week 8 · W 31-14 · Conference game
158
Scrimmage Yards
81.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
158 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
1,267 primary output · 47.7 efficiency · 33.3 usage
78.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
78.3
1,267 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 33.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
46.4
721 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 18 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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