Running back, Boise State (from Stanford), 2011–⁠15

Kelsey Young

Number
No. 39
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Norco, CA

Kelsey Young played running back at Stanford (2011–⁠14) and Boise State (2015).

Career highs

87rushing yards, career highat UNLV, 20152rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Utah State, 2015

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2012 and 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Stanford1416011.4255
2013Stanford141107.9132
2014Stanford663315.0034
2015Boise State1015115.1835
Career1951,1125.71155

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2012Stanford81780–––
2013Stanford1200–––
2014Stanford3660–––
2015Boise State58302390
Career1734702390

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Stanford8749.3024
2013Stanford33712.3036
2014Stanford5316.2018
2015Boise State8658.1023
Career242078.6036

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Stanford39RB
2012Stanford39RB
2013Stanford39RB
2014Stanford39RB
2015Boise State39RB5′10″

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
2013Stanford150.33––4.9––
2014Stanford64-0.0016th (n=253)0.12-0.18%0.13
2015Boise State1110.2073rd (n=268)0.1221.610%0.13

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

2015 Boise State 13 games, 511 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.WashingtonW 16–⁠1313480–––
Sep 12atBYUL 24–⁠35–––118–
Sep 18vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠08382–––
Sep 25atVirginiaW 56–⁠145170121–
Oct 3vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠012691––1
Oct 10atColorado StateW 41–⁠106330–––
Oct 16atUtah StateL 26–⁠5220602–––
Oct 24vs.WyomingW 34–⁠149290–––
Oct 31atUNLVW 55–⁠279871220–
Nov 14vs.New MexicoL 24–⁠315160–––
Nov 20vs.Air ForceL 30–⁠371−30–––
Nov 27atSan José StateW 40–⁠233631–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 55–⁠7105411241
2014 Stanford 13 games, 331 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠07370–––
Sep 6vs.USCL 10–⁠137390–––
Sep 13vs.ArmyW 35–⁠07460–––
Sep 27atWashingtonW 20–⁠134230–––
Oct 4atNotre DameL 14–⁠177180–––
Oct 10vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠17130–––
Oct 18atArizona StateL 10–⁠26140–––
Oct 25vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠144420116–
Nov 1atOregonL 16–⁠454280–––
Nov 15vs.UtahL 17–⁠207520–––
Nov 22atCaliforniaW 38–⁠174130130–
Nov 28atUCLAW 31–⁠10410–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.MarylandW 45–⁠219250120–
2013 Stanford 11 games, 110 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 7vs.San José StateW 34–⁠131−20–––
Sep 14atArmyW 34–⁠20120–––
Sep 21vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠281320–––
Sep 28atWashington StateW 55–⁠17–––120–
Oct 5vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠28130–––
Oct 19vs.UCLAW 24–⁠102−30–––
Oct 26atOregon StateW 20–⁠122230–––
Nov 7vs.OregonW 26–⁠202110–––
Nov 16atUSCL 17–⁠201100–––
Nov 23vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠131271–––
Nov 30vs.Notre DameW 27–⁠20270–––
2012 Stanford 12 games, 8 returns, 178 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.San José StateW 20–⁠17––––––
Sep 8vs.DukeW 50–⁠131110–––
Sep 15vs.USCW 21–⁠141110–––
Oct 6vs.ArizonaW 54–⁠481551–––
Oct 13atNotre DameL 13–⁠202110–––
Oct 20atCaliforniaW 21–⁠3280–––
Oct 27vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠173130122–
Nov 10vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠23–––126–
Nov 17atOregonW 17–⁠14–––117–
Nov 24atUCLAW 35–⁠17140124–
Nov 30vs.UCLAW 27–⁠242310254–
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 20–⁠141161235–

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

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