Running back, Old Dominion (from Rutgers), 2019–⁠24

Aaron Young

Lettered 2019–⁠23 at Rutgers (school media guide)

Number: No. 5
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 200 lb
Class (2024): Senior
Hometown: Coatesville, PA

Aaron Young played running back at Rutgers (2019–⁠23) and Old Dominion (2024).

119rushing yards, career highat Arkansas State, 2024 2rushing touchdowns, career highat Arkansas State, 2024 8tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

153

205

119

2–⁠103–⁠65–⁠84–⁠87–⁠65–⁠7

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	Rutgers	43	153	3.6	0	17
2020	Rutgers	35	97	2.8	1	10
2021	Rutgers	56	205	3.7	5	12
2022	Rutgers	11	38	3.5	0	14
2023	Rutgers	16	94	5.9	1	16
2024	Old Dominion	23	119	5.2	2	24
Career		184	706	3.8	9	24

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds	TD	PR	Yds	TD
2019	Rutgers	26	550	0	2	7	0
2020	Rutgers	1	−2	0	–	–	–
2021	Rutgers	–	–	–	3	22	0
Career		27	548	0	5	29	0

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	Rutgers	15	113	7.5	0	39
2020	Rutgers	23	100	4.3	0	15
2021	Rutgers	12	75	6.3	1	21
2022	Rutgers	1	18	18.0	1	18
2023	Rutgers	3	24	8.0	2	10
2024	Old Dominion	2	39	19.5	0	37
Career		56	369	6.6	4	39

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo
2020	Rutgers	2	1
2021	Rutgers	19	8
2024	Old Dominion	1	1
Career		22	10

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2019	Rutgers	5	RB	Yr 1
2020	Rutgers	5	RB	Yr 2
2021	Rutgers	5	RB	Yr 3
2022	Rutgers	5	RB	Yr 4
2023	Rutgers	5	RB	Yr 5
2024	Old Dominion	5	RB	Sr. (Yr 6)	5′10″	200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. rush
2019	Rutgers	64	-0.10	3rd (n=287)	0.13	-6.2	9%	0.03
2020	Rutgers	63	-0.12	4th (n=212)	0.14	-7.3	10%	0.05
2021	Rutgers	76	0.17	51st (n=277)	0.16	12.5	9%	0.29
2022	Rutgers	12	0.09	–	–	1.1	–	–
2023	Rutgers	20	0.52	–	–	10.5	5%	–
2024	Old Dominion	25	0.31	–	–	7.7	40%	–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Old Dominion 1 game, 119 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Nov 30	atArkansas State	W 40–⁠32	23	119	2	–	–	–

2023 Rutgers 7 games, 94 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 23	atMichigan	L 7–⁠31	2	17	0	–	–	–
Sep 30	vs.Wagner	W 52–⁠3	9	61	1	–	–	–
Oct 7	atWisconsin	L 13–⁠24	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 21	atIndiana	W 31–⁠14	1	1	0	–	–	–
Nov 11	atIowa	L 0–⁠22	1	4	0	–	–	–
Nov 18	atPenn State	L 6–⁠27	1	7	0	–	–	–
Nov 25	vs.Maryland	L 24–⁠42	2	4	0	–	–	–

2022 Rutgers 3 games, 38 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	KR	Yds	PR
Oct 29	atMinnesota	L 0–⁠31	3	7	–	–	–
Nov 5	vs.Michigan	L 17–⁠52	2	1	–	–	–
Nov 12	atMichigan State	L 21–⁠27	6	30	–	–	–

2021 Rutgers 13 games, 205 rushing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 4	vs.Temple	W 61–⁠14	8	26	1	–	–	–
Sep 11	atSyracuse	W 17–⁠7	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 18	vs.Delaware	W 45–⁠13	4	19	1	–	–	–
Sep 25	atMichigan	L 13–⁠20	2	5	0	–	–	–
Oct 2	vs.Ohio State	L 13–⁠52	2	10	0	–	–	–
Oct 9	vs.Michigan State	L 13–⁠31	5	21	0	–	–	–
Oct 16	atNorthwestern	L 7–⁠21	1	12	0	–	–	3
Oct 30	atIllinois	W 20–⁠14	1	−2	0	–	–	–
Nov 6	vs.Wisconsin	L 3–⁠52	7	22	0	–	–	–
Nov 13	atIndiana	W 38–⁠3	6	23	1	–	–	–
Nov 20	atPenn State	L 0–⁠28	7	17	0	–	–	–
Nov 27	vs.Maryland	L 16–⁠40	6	19	1	–	–	–
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Wake Forest	L 10–⁠38	7	33	1	–	–	–

2020 Rutgers 9 games, 97 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Oct 24	atMichigan State	W 38–⁠27	9	23	0	–	–	–
Oct 31	vs.Indiana	L 21–⁠37	2	9	0	–	–	–
Nov 7	atOhio State	L 27–⁠49	3	7	0	–	–	–
Nov 14	vs.Illinois	L 20–⁠23	1	0	0	–	–	–
Nov 21	vs.Michigan	L 42–⁠48	5	15	0	–	–	–
Nov 28	atPurdue	W 37–⁠30	7	25	1	–	–	–
Dec 5	vs.Penn State	L 7–⁠23	1	1	0	–	–	–
Dec 12	atMaryland	W 27–⁠24	4	7	0	1	−2	–
Dec 18	vs.Nebraska	L 21–⁠28	3	10	0	–	–	–

2019 Rutgers 12 games, 153 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Aug 30	vs.Massachusetts	W 48–⁠21	1	6	0	–	–	–
Sep 7	atIowa	L 0–⁠30	1	7	0	–	–	–
Sep 21	vs.Boston College	L 16–⁠30	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 28	atMichigan	L 0–⁠52	–	–	–	1	19	–
Oct 5	vs.Maryland	L 7–⁠48	3	3	0	7	175	–
Oct 12	atIndiana	L 0–⁠35	5	29	0	4	75	–
Oct 19	vs.Minnesota	L 7–⁠42	4	3	0	3	73	–
Oct 26	vs.Liberty	W 44–⁠34	7	22	0	1	24	–
Nov 2	atIllinois	L 10–⁠38	13	67	0	–	–	–
Nov 16	vs.Ohio State	L 21–⁠56	5	3	0	5	76	1
Nov 23	vs.Michigan State	L 0–⁠27	–	–	–	5	108	1
Nov 30	atPenn State	L 6–⁠27	4	13	0	–	–	–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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