Running back, Western Kentucky (from Missouri), 2020–24
Elijah Young
Lettered 2020–21 at Missouri (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Knoxville, TN
Elijah Young played running back at Missouri (2020–22) and Western Kentucky (2023–24).
Career highs
139rushing yards, career highat UTEP, 20232rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 20247catches, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 202484receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missouri | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | 35 |
| 2021 | Missouri | 37 | 162 | 4.4 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | Missouri | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 104 | 490 | 4.7 | 3 | 64 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 201 | 883 | 4.4 | 3 | 30 |
| Career | 371 | 1,706 | 4.6 | 7 | 64 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Missouri | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | Missouri | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 20 | 231 | 11.6 | 3 | 72 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 47 | 384 | 8.2 | 2 | 29 |
| Career | 86 | 718 | 8.3 | 6 | 72 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Missouri | 5 | 96 | 0 |
| 2022 | Missouri | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 128 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 240 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missouri | 3 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Missouri | 3 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Missouri | 3 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 3 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 3 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 198 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missouri | 10 | 0.18 | – | – | 1.9 | – | – |
| 2021 | Missouri | 48 | 0.19 | – | – | 9.3 | 9% | – |
| 2022 | Missouri | 29 | 0.13 | – | – | 3.7 | 6% | – |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 130 | 0.17 | 50th (n=450) | 0.17 | 21.9 | 15% | 0.16 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 249 | 0.11 | 33rd (n=434) | 0.16 | 26.7 | 28% | 0.01 |
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 Western Kentucky 14 games, 883 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–63 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 31–0 | 13 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 49–21 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 26–21 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–21 | 21 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 44–17 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 31–14 | 23 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 31–14 | 15 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 41–28 | 16 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 7–12 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 21–38 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 19–17 | 19 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | at | L 12–52 | 19 | 108 | 0 | 3 | −9 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | L 17–27 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
2023 Western Kentucky 13 games, 490 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 41–24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 52–22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 10–63 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 24–27 | 5 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 31–10 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 35–28 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 17–20 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 29–42 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 21–13 | 12 | 139 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 29–38 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 28–23 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 41–28 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 38–35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 1 |
2022 Missouri 7 games, 93 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 52–24 | 3 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 12–40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 34–17 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 17–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 23–10 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 17–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 24–66 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
2021 Missouri 8 games, 162 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 34–24 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 28–35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 59–28 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 34–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 24–62 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 48–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 24–23 | 1 | −5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | L 22–24 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
2020 Missouri 5 games, 78 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | at | L 17–41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 17–10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 41–0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 14–49 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 19 | at | L 32–51 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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