Aaron Young

Former running back at Old Dominion. 2024: 768 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 7 catches.

RB · Old Dominion · Sr. · #5

5′10″ · 200 lb · Washington, DC

CFB Index 49 · #141 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceOld Dominion 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former running back at Old Dominion. 2024: 768 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 7 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Old Dominion, 768 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Old Dominion

2015–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2024

2 coaches

2015–2016

Bobby Wilder

Old Dominion

2024

Ricky Rahne

Old Dominion

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Old Dominion5-7HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2016Old Dominion10-3HC: Bobby Wilder · Run-leaning

2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

49Rotational starter #141 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#168 / 442 · 62nd pct

47.3%

Explosive rate#174 / 442 · 61st pct

7.5%

Yards / carry#208 / 442 · 53rd pct

5.3

EPA / carry#249 / 442 · 44th pct

0.14

TD rate#261 / 442 · 41st pct

4.1%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#79 / 335 · 77th pct

768

Carries#83 / 335 · 75th pct

149

Rush TDs#113 / 335 · 64th pct

Yards / carry#136 / 335 · 58th pct

5.2

Long run#140 / 335 · 58th pct

Receptions#229 / 330 · 29th pct

Rec yards#262 / 330 · 20th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

147 carries

13%

Stuffed (≤0)

36%

Grind (1–3)

37%

Chunk (4–9)

14%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	84.5	5.3	0.8
Road4g	65.2	5.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	60.2	4.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	93.4	6.5	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #141 of 310 RBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Old Dominion	149	768	5.2	6	--
2016	Old Dominion	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Old Dominion	--	--	--	--	--
Career		149	768	5.2	6	--

Season	Team
2024	Old Dominion	7	32	4.6	0	--
2016	Old Dominion	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Old Dominion	--	--	--	--	--
Career		7	32	4.6	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 24–14

vs Texas State

53 rush yds (9 car)

With C. Joseph — 130 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.7 · 111 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD · S. Hall — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 45 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Texas State · 2&17 · Q2 · EPA +3.16A.Young rushed for 20 yards. Tackled by T.Webb at TXST 33.
Week 12 · James Madison · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Aaron Young run for 51 yds to the JMU 18 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Bowling Green · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Aaron Young run for 12 yds to the BGSU 43 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Marshall · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Aaron Young run for 24 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 12 · James Madison · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Aaron Young run for 22 yds to the ODU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · App State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Aaron Young run for 22 yds to the APP 49 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · East Carolina · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Aaron Young run for 1 yd for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 1&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.42Aaron Young run for 9 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 10 · App State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Aaron Young run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.77Aaron Young run for 10 yds to the GASO 38 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 19-23@ South Carolina	16	56	3.5	0	10
Wk 2	L 14-20vs East Carolina	25	83	3.3	1	12
Wk 3	L 17-37vs Virginia Tech	17	67	3.9	0	16
Wk 5	W 30-27@ Bowling Green	12	74	6.2	1	17
Wk 6	L 37-45@ Coastal Carolina	7	21	3.0	0	6
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Texas State	9	53	5.9	0	20
Wk 9	W 47-19vs Georgia Southern	14	77	5.5	1	10
Wk 10	L 20-28@ App State	14	110	7.9	0	25
Wk 12	L 32-35vs James Madison	17	116	6.8	1	51	Season-high 116 yds
Wk 13	L 35-42vs Marshall	18	111	6.2	2	24
Total		149	768	5.2	6	51

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Aaron Young

2024 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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