Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 |
#21
Kedren Young
Sophomore running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 234 lb · Lufkin, TX · Lufkin
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
The numbers
16
rushing yards · 2026
2.3 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rush yds, 11 rec yds, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
11.7own fans
20national conversation
In Their Words
96 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Kedren Young
This is his second year in the same backfield at Notre Dame. One game to point at: 8 rec yds, 8 rush yds against Rice — Week 2, 2026.
16 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Lufkin
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 16-2 over that span.
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (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 2 games: 8.0 YDS/g, 2.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
8 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.93(12:36) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short right to #21 K.Young caught at UND25, for 11 yards to the UND36 (#29 M.Jung; #44 C.Catalano), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Rice · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.90(08:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 K.Young rush left for 1 yard gain to the UND49 (#7 A.Brown; #44 C.King)
- Week 2 · Rice · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.86(07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 K.Young rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Rice40 (#25 C.VerMaas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Rice · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +0.86(07:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 N.Grubbs pass complete short right to #21 K.Young caught at UND43, for 8 yards to the Rice43 (#44 C.King; #18 A.Ogbor)
- Week 2 · Rice · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA -0.44(05:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 K.Young rush left for 1 yard gain to the Rice18 (#11 C.Clark-Jolivet)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.41(11:53) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UND39 (#15 S.Cheeks)
- Week 2 · Rice · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.39(09:22) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush right for 3 yards gain to the UND36 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #14 B.Barton)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.17(10:08) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Wis11 (#8 M.Posa; #29 M.Jung)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA -0.09(09:35) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush right for 3 yards gain to the Wis08 (#8 M.Posa)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
The backfield · Notre Dame
- #22Aneyas Williams224 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Nolan James Jr.37 rushing yards · 2025
- #46Matt Williamsno box-score line yet
- #21Kedren Young2 games · 2026
- #26Javian Osborne1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology