Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 |
#21
Kedren Young
Sophomore running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 234 lb · Lufkin, TX · Lufkin
The numbers
16
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rush yds, 11 rec yds, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
11.3own fans
-3.3national conversation
In Their Words
112 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Kedren Young
This is his second year in the same backfield at Notre Dame. One game to point at: 8 rec yds, 8 rush yds against Rice — Week 2, 2026.
16 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Lufkin
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
8 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.93(12:36) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short right to #21 K.Young caught at UND25, for 11 yards to the UND36 (#29 M.Jung; #44 C.Catalano), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Rice · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.90(08:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 K.Young rush left for 1 yard gain to the UND49 (#7 A.Brown; #44 C.King)
- Week 2 · Rice · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.86(07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 K.Young rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Rice40 (#25 C.VerMaas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Rice · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +0.86(07:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 N.Grubbs pass complete short right to #21 K.Young caught at UND43, for 8 yards to the Rice43 (#44 C.King; #18 A.Ogbor)
- Week 2 · Rice · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA -0.44(05:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 K.Young rush left for 1 yard gain to the Rice18 (#11 C.Clark-Jolivet)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.41(11:53) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UND39 (#15 S.Cheeks)
- Week 2 · Rice · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.39(09:22) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush right for 3 yards gain to the UND36 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #14 B.Barton)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.17(10:08) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Wis11 (#8 M.Posa; #29 M.Jung)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA -0.09(09:35) Shotgun #21 K.Young rush right for 3 yards gain to the Wis08 (#8 M.Posa)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Marcus Freeman, all run-leaning offenses — 17-2 over that span.
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2026Notre Dame3-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.0 YDS/g, 2.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
45.3%
86 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
63.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
93 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The backfield · Notre Dame
- #22Aneyas Williams224 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Nolan James Jr.37 rushing yards · 2025
- #46Matt Williamsno box-score line yet
- #21Kedren Young2 games · 2026
- #26Javian Osborne1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology