Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 13 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
#9
Richard Young
Senior running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Lehigh Acres, FL · Lehigh
Transferred Alabama → Colorado for 2026
The numbers
13
rushing yards · 2026
3.3 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 rush yds, at Georgia Tech
Swing playSwung Alabama from 28% to 49% to win.Alabama at Florida State · 31-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2023.
- Transferred from Alabama to Colorado in 2026.
- Vaka transfers to MTSU after WKU dismissal (Aug 24) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 24 points in belief.
31.1own fans
7.1national conversation
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
355 windows · 2026 fan posts
alabama×12.9richard×60.3recruiting×22.3road×37.1young×18.1rated×25.4colorado×11.2times×17.0
“I didn’t realize he was the highest rated recruit in Alabama history passing Bryce Young.”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Richard Young
Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 10 rush yds against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2026.
13 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Lehigh Senior
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2025Alabama
2026Colorado
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 YDS/g, 3.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
3 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 722 player in the transfer portal and the No. 62 running back as of January 29, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play two. AT ALABAMA (2023-25) Saw action in 15 games and sco...
The backfield · Colorado
- #29Micah Welch384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dekalon Taylor83 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Richard Young64 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Damian Henderson II2 games · 2026
- #27Bryce Hicks1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology