Running back, Iowa, 2016–⁠19

Toren Young

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
223 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Madison, WI

Toren Young played running back at Iowa (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

131rushing yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highat Illinois, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa451934.3234
2018Iowa1356324.7540
2019Iowa814325.3152
Career2611,2574.8852

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Iowa28RBYr 1
2017Iowa28RBYr 2
2018Iowa28RBYr 3
2019Iowa28RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″223

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
2017Iowa460.02––1.111%0.04
2018Iowa1430.0729th (n=300)0.1510.016%0.08
2019Iowa830.0629th (n=287)0.135.310%0.11

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

2019 Iowa 12 games, 432 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠1494811217
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠0959031––
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠1741309––
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠311131052––
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠10840015––
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠1772209––
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠2051706––
Oct 26atNorthwesternW 20–⁠092708––
Nov 9atWisconsinL 22–⁠24944012––
Nov 23vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠103705––
Nov 29atNebraskaW 27–⁠243604––
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠2441807––
2018 Iowa 13 games, 632 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠7884140––
Sep 8vs.Iowa StateW 13–⁠32168011––
Sep 15vs.Northern IowaW 38–⁠14148211512
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠28634010––
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠3151807––
Oct 13atIndianaW 42–⁠161996016111
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠092106––
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠3071809––
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠38945011––
Nov 10vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠1431401116
Nov 17atIllinoisW 63–⁠0136221727
Nov 23vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠281883119––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠22370321
2017 Iowa 6 games, 193 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.North TexasW 31–⁠141978015––
Oct 7vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠1683208––
Oct 21atNorthwesternL 10–⁠172403123
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateW 55–⁠24547134––
Nov 11atWisconsinL 14–⁠3831105––
Nov 24atNebraskaW 56–⁠1482115––
2016 Iowa 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 8atMinnesotaW 14–⁠7––––––

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

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