Player Career

Kelsey Young Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kelsey Young story

Kelsey Young built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Norco, CA wearing No. 39, spending time with Boise State and Stanford. The clearest part of Kelsey Young's career was his backfield work: 1,112 rushing yards, 195 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 207 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 207 receiving yards and 386 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kelsey 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. 1

    Stanford

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Boise State

    2015

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20112012201220132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonStanford0
2012 PostseasonStanford23472.83.4234
2012 Regular SeasonStanford23472.83.40
2013 Regular SeasonStanford147562.9-87
2014 PostseasonStanford36250.79.8215
2014 Regular SeasonStanford36250.79.80
2015 PostseasonBoise State5765112.5214
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State5765112.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UNLV

Week 9 · W 55-27 · Conference game

Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

87

Scrimmage Yards

75.5 takeover

87 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.

#2

@ San José State

Week 13 · W 40-23 · Conference game

85

Scrimmage Yards

74 takeover

Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

85 scrimmage yards and 8.5 usage.

#3

vs Utah

Week 12 · L 17-20 · Conference game

47

Scrimmage Yards

70.8 takeover

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#4

vs Arizona

Week 6 · W 54-48 · Conference game

59

Scrimmage Yards

69.6 takeover

Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

59 scrimmage yards and 3.1 usage.

#5

vs Oregon State

Week 9 · W 38-14 · Conference game

42

Scrimmage Yards

68.5 takeover

Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Boise State

576 primary output · 51 efficiency · 12.5 usage

62.6

#2

2015 Regular Season · Boise State

62.6

576 primary · 51 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Stanford

53.1

362 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games