Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/22Inside-5 share
8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
Aaron Young
Aaron Young: RB · Old Dominion · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aaron Young
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Old Dominion. On tape: 116 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against James Madison, Week 12, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Old Dominion in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 149 | 768 | 5.2 | 6 | 51 |
| 2016 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 768 | 5.2 | 6 | 51 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
Sacks without a box score
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
- 2015: 1.5 sacks
How we counted this
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| 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 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2024
L 35-42
vs Marshall
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Texas State · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA +3.16A.Young rushed for 20 yards. Tackled by T.Webb at TXST 33.
- Week 12 · James Madison · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Aaron Young run for 51 yds to the JMU 18 for a
- Week 5 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Aaron Young run for 12 yds to the BGSU 43 for a
- Week 13 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Aaron Young run for 24 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 12 · James Madison · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Aaron Young run for 22 yds to the ODU 48 for a
- Week 10 · App State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Aaron Young run for 22 yds to the APP 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Aaron Young run for 1 yd for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.42Aaron Young run for 9 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
- Week 10 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Aaron Young run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.77Aaron Young run for 10 yds to the GASO 38 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
147 of 149 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%146 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
19 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
53 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds37%of carries
54 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
21 carries
3 of 6 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 8 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.2 yds/carry on 149 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
13%
Stuffed (≤0)
36%
Grind (1–3)
37%
Chunk (4–9)
14%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2015Old Dominion5-7HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced
2016Old Dominion10-3HC: Bobby Wilder · Run-leaning
2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
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
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
Starter
149 carries and 7 catches in 10 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
49 · #141 of 310 RBs · 2024
Four seasons at Old Dominion
- 2024 Old Dominion RahneYear 11 · 10 games
- 2016 Old Dominion WilderYear 3 · 11 games
- 2015 Old Dominion WilderYear 2 · 1 game
- 2014 Old Dominion WilderYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Old Dominion, 768 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2024
2 coaches2014–2016
Old Dominion
Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.