Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 2 | 24 |
#5
Aaron Young
Former running back at Old Dominion. 2024: 119 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 2 catches.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Coatesville, PA
CFB Index 37 · #235 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceOld Dominion 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former running back at Old Dominion. 2024: 119 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 2 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAaron Young
Wins in space out of the backfield. Aaron Young has played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 119 rush yds, 39 rec yds against Arkansas State, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at Old Dominion, 706 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019
Old Dominion
Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Rutgers2-10HC: 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
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 2&17 · Q2 · EPA +3.59Aaron Young run for 24 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Quinn Henicle pass complete to Aaron Young for 37 yds to the ARST 17 for a 1ST down
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Aaron Young run for 1 yd for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -1.17Aaron Young run for no gain to the ARST 49
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.14Aaron Young run for no gain to the ODU 41
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.06Aaron Young run for 5 yds to the ARST 3 for a 1ST down
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.05Aaron Young run for 2 yds to the ARST 49 for a 1ST down
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.81Aaron Young run for 22 yds to the ARST 23 for a 1ST down
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.81Aaron Young run for 11 yds to the ODU 32 for a 1ST down
- Week 14 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.68Quinn Henicle pass complete to Aaron Young for 2 yds to the ODU 46
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
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%).
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Kyle Monangai’s 2021 season.
66%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Kyle on
Receiving share
Height
Differs from Kyle on
Rush TD rate (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Weight (lower)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kevin Daniels’s path through Eastern Illinois.
Matches Kevin on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Cook's junior season at TCU (2024).
69%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Cam on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Differs from Cam on
Class year (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Receiving share (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Aaron Young
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology