Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/22Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (9.1%).
Aaron Young
Aaron Young: RB · Old Dominion · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aaron Young
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. On tape: 119 rushing yards and 39 receiving yards against Arkansas State, Week 14, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Old Dominion in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 40-32@ Arkansas State | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 2 | 24 | Season-high 119 yds |
Signature game
Week 14 · 2024
W 40-32
119 rush yds (23 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 39 yds
Edged out Arkansas State on the road in a shootout.
With Q. Henicle — 206 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · 143 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.5 · S. Hall — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA +3.59Aaron Young run for 24 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Quinn Henicle pass complete to Aaron Young for 37 yds to the ARST 17 for a
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Aaron Young run for 1 yd for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −1.17Aaron Young run for no gain to the ARST 49
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.14Aaron Young run for no gain to the ODU 41
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.06Aaron Young run for 5 yds to the ARST 3 for a
4 more plays
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.05Aaron Young run for 2 yds to the ARST 49 for a
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.81Aaron Young run for 22 yds to the ARST 23 for a
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.81Aaron Young run for 11 yds to the ODU 32 for a
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.68Quinn Henicle pass complete to Aaron Young for 2 yds to the ODU 46
Teams and coaches
2019Rutgers2-10HC: Chris Ash and Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2020Rutgers3-6HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 119 YDS/g, 5.2 YPC, 2.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
41.3%
333 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
67.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
354 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
23 carries and 2 catches in 1 game
More touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Old Dominion RahneYear 6 · 1 game
- 2023 Rutgers SchianoYear 5 · 8 games
- 2022 Rutgers SchianoYear 4 · 3 games
- 2021 Rutgers SchianoYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Rutgers SchianoYear 2 · 9 games
- 2019 Rutgers AshYear 1 · 12 games
How it ended
Six seasons, at Rutgers and Old Dominion, 706 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019
Chris Ash, then Nunzio Campanile
Rutgers
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano and Ricky Rahne.