Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Winnsboro, SC · Fairfield Central
Joe Young: RB · Tennessee · #21.
Joe Young
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Tennessee behind him. One game to point at: 18 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Vanderbilt — Week 13, 2015.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
3.3% of carries overall (19/581) → 15.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/122) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 21
Bleacher Report Oct 19
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tennessee | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Career | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-10vs Western Carolina | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21@ Kentucky | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-0vs North Texas | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 53-28vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 |
Week 13 · 2015
W 53-28
vs Vanderbilt
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 17.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 18.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 15.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
37.6%
370 pass / 613 run
Plays / game
75.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2015
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Tennessee, 64 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
