Running back, Colorado (from Alabama), 2023–⁠26

Richard Young

Number
No. 9
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Lehigh Acres, FL

Richard Young plays running back for Colorado, after Alabama (2023–⁠25).

2026 so far

49 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Texas Tech, L 7–⁠29

Next game: at Oklahoma State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 10@GT
  2. 3WEB
  3. 31@BAY
  4. 5TTU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: SEC champions, 2023

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Alabama9242.7111
2024Alabama271465.4262
2025Alabama23642.829
2026Colorado16493.1011
Career752833.8562

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Alabama9RBFr.
2024Alabama9RBSo.
2025Alabama9RBJr.
2026Colorado9RBSr.5′11″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Alabama9-0.19––-1.7–
2024Alabama300.30––9.17%
2025Alabama240.20––4.89%
2026Colorado16-0.22––-3.6–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Alabama48%2.500.300.0017%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Colorado 4 games, 49 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠1331006––
Sep 12vs.Weber StateW 52–⁠211303––
Sep 26atBaylorL 13–⁠23831011––
Oct 3vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠294502––
2025 Alabama 4 games, 64 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atFlorida StateL 17–⁠319260616
Sep 6vs.UL MonroeW 73–⁠061915––
Sep 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠144302––
Nov 22vs.Eastern IllinoisW 56–⁠041619––
2024 Alabama 7 games, 146 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Western KentuckyW 63–⁠06804––
Sep 14atWisconsinW 42–⁠1031608––
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 34–⁠0363062––
Nov 9atLSUW 42–⁠1362719––
Nov 16vs.MercerW 52–⁠772619––
Nov 23atOklahomaL 3–⁠24––––17
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganL 13–⁠192604––
2023 Alabama 3 games, 24 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Middle TennesseeW 56–⁠7518011––
Nov 11atKentuckyW 49–⁠212403––
Nov 18vs.ChattanoogaW 66–⁠102211––

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

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