Kentucky · L 17-34
3 carries, -2 yards
The other 7 games average 31 yards. This one was 33 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Makhilyn Young
Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 46 rushing yards and 21 receiving yards against Auburn, Week 4, 2026.
216 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 55 carries
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Kentucky on Oct. 24: 3 carries for -2 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 55 carries for 214 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 55 | 214 | 3.9 | 2 | 34 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 411 | 9.1 | 6 | 80 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 28 | 191 | 6.8 | 2 | 31 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 132 | 826 | 6.3 | 11 | 80 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 210 | 8.4 | 0 | 24 |
Last game (Wk 8): −2 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 46 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Arkansas | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 55 | 214 | 3.9 | 2 | 34 |
Week 7 · 2026
L 21-31
vs Arkansas
The plays that mattered most
320th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%54 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.9 yds/carry on 55 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 32.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 18.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 30.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | -2.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #225 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #12 of 37 SEC RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,711 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the SEC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jerry Kill and Clark Lea.
