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, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Missouri10787.8035
2021Missouri371624.4132
2022Missouri19934.9022
2023Western Kentucky1044904.7364
2024Western Kentucky2018834.4330
Career3711,7064.6764

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Missouri11645.8111
2022Missouri8394.9011
2023Western Kentucky2023111.6372
2024Western Kentucky473848.2229
Career867188.3672

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Missouri5960
2022Missouri1160
2023Western Kentucky81280
Career142400

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Missouri3RBYr 1
2021Missouri3RBYr 2
2022Missouri3RBYr 3
2023Western Kentucky3RBYr 4
2024Western Kentucky3RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Missouri100.18––1.9––
2021Missouri480.19––9.39%–
2022Missouri290.13––3.76%–
2023Western Kentucky1300.1750th (n=450)0.1721.915%0.16
2024Western Kentucky2490.1133rd (n=434)0.1626.728%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠63101804160
Sep 7vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠0135223240
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeW 49–⁠21102705640
Sep 21vs.ToledoW 26–⁠2193603320
Sep 28atBoston CollegeL 20–⁠21218505220
Oct 10vs.UTEPW 44–⁠1716600180
Oct 16atSam HoustonW 31–⁠14239703611
Oct 30vs.Kennesaw StateW 31–⁠141511402200
Nov 9atNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠2816740–––
Nov 16vs.Louisiana TechL 7–⁠12102414210
Nov 23atLibertyL 21–⁠3896003260
Nov 30vs.Jacksonville StateW 19–⁠17199107781
Dec 6atJacksonville StateL 12–⁠521910803−90
Dec 18 ✦vs.James MadisonL 17–⁠27113704210
2023 Western Kentucky 13 games, 490 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠243100–––
Sep 9vs.Houston ChristianW 52–⁠22470–––
Sep 16atOhio StateL 10–⁠63480160
Sep 23atTroyL 24–⁠27590–––
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠1063011−10
Oct 5atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠287220140
Oct 17atJacksonville StateL 17–⁠20103902−10
Oct 24vs.LibertyL 29–⁠4286104581
Nov 4atUTEPW 21–⁠13121392–––
Nov 11vs.New Mexico StateL 29–⁠38148003841
Nov 18vs.Sam HoustonW 28–⁠23155501200
Nov 25atFlorida InternationalW 41–⁠2881604130
Dec 18 ✦vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠3581403481
2022 Missouri 7 games, 93 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠243340–––
Sep 10atKansas StateL 12–⁠402301−40
Sep 17vs.Abilene ChristianW 34–⁠178150170
Oct 22vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠14–––2150
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠1032001110
Nov 5vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠21–––100
Nov 12atTennesseeL 24–⁠6632102100
2021 Missouri 8 games, 162 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Central MichiganW 34–⁠2452911110
Sep 11atKentuckyL 28–⁠35250–––
Sep 18vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 59–⁠28124203111
Sep 25atBoston CollegeL 34–⁠41100–––
Oct 2vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠623160120
Oct 9vs.North TexasW 48–⁠35–––180
Nov 20vs.FloridaW 24–⁠231−50–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.ArmyL 22–⁠24137505320
2020 Missouri 5 games, 78 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 31atFloridaL 17–⁠41150–––
Nov 21atSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠10160–––
Nov 28vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠04520–––
Dec 12vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠49390–––
Dec 19atMississippi StateL 32–⁠51160–––

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

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