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Player Dossier
2022-2025Vanderbilt
Makhilyn Young
RB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Midland, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Makhilyn Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
12
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- New Mexico State • Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Makhilyn Young built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Midland, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with New Mexico State and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Makhilyn Young's career was...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Makhilyn Young, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Makhilyn Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 746
- Rushing yards
- 612
- Receiving yards
- 134
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Makhilyn Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 746
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Midland Legacy · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Midland Legacy · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 544 scrimmage yards · RB 193rd (top 27%) · SEC 55th (top 16%) · National 435th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 36.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | New Mexico State | 11 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11 | 174 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 38.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 540 | 407 | 133 | 6 | 55.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State to Vanderbilt | G5/FCS to P4 | 18 | Apr 18, 2024 |
Makhilyn Young played RB for New Mexico State and Vanderbilt. Across 3 tracked seasons, Makhilyn Young recorded 612 rushing yards, 134 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 544 primary output with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 New Mexico State, Vanderbilt.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
41.8
Efficiency
55.6
Usage
8.6
Consistency
40.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 4. Charleston Southern: 19. Virginia Tech: 107. South Carolina: 9. Georgia State: 83. Utah State: 26. Alabama: 0. LSU: 92. Missouri: 86. Texas: 38. Auburn: 7. Kentucky: 19. Tennessee: 54
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 1 by 41.7. Charleston Southern: 3 by 66. Virginia Tech: 9 by 99.5. South Carolina: 3 by 31.3. Georgia State: 4 by 100. Utah State: 6 by 55.6. Alabama: 1 by 0. LSU: 6 by 100. Missouri: 4 by 100. Texas: 7 by 33.6. Auburn: 5 by 14.6. Kentucky: 4 by 19.8. Tennessee: 6 by 60.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50.2 · Games = 10 · +36.2 vs Losses
Losses14 · Games = 3 · -36.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Iowa | L 27-34 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Tennessee | W 45-24 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 9 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kentucky | W 45-17 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Auburn | W 45-38 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Texas | L 31-34 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Missouri | W 17-10 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 1 | — | — | 21.5 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs LSU | W 31-24 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15.3 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Alabama | L 14-30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Utah State | W 55-35 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia State | W 70-21 | 2 | 64 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20.8 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ South Carolina | W 31-7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Virginia Tech | W 44-20 | 8 | 95 | 11.90 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11.9 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Charleston Southern | W 45-3 | 3 | 19 | 6.30 | 1 | — | — | 6.3 |
Player Story
Makhilyn Young story
Makhilyn Young built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Midland, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with New Mexico State and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Makhilyn Young's career was his backfield work: 612 rushing yards, 77 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 134 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 134 receiving yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Makhilyn 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
New Mexico State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Vanderbilt
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10 | 26 | 6.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | New Mexico State | 192 | 53.2 | 5 | 182 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 192 | 53.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 544 | 55.6 | 8.6 | 352 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 544 | 55.6 | 8.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 105 Virginia Tech
Week 2 · W 44-20
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107
Scrimmage Yards
83.3 takeover
107 scrimmage yards and 17.6 usage.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 12 · W 31-10
53
Scrimmage Yards
72.4 takeover
Win with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
53 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#3
vs No. 32 LSU
Week 8 · W 31-24 · Conference game
92
Scrimmage Yards
71.7 takeover
Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 10.2 usage.
#4
vs No. 21 Missouri
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
86
Scrimmage Yards
70.7 takeover
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
#5
vs No. 133 Georgia State
Week 4 · W 70-21
83
Scrimmage Yards
65.7 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
544 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 8.6 usage
55.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
55.1
544 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · New Mexico State
38.2
192 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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