Last confirmed: Boise State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Norco, CA
Kelsey Young: RB · Boise State · #39.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kelsey Young
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Kelsey Young has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 87 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against UNLV — Week 9, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
19.5% of carries overall (100/514) → 17.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/127) — 9.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (27.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boise State | 101 | 511 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 2014 | Stanford | 66 | 331 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Career | 167 | 842 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boise State | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Stanford | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-13vs Washington | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35@ BYU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-0vs Idaho State | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-14@ Virginia | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Hawai'i | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-10@ Colorado State | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-52@ Utah State | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-14vs Wyoming | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 55-27@ UNLV | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 1 | 35 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs New Mexico | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-37vs Air Force | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-23@ San José State | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 34 | |
 Bowl | W 55-7@ Northern Illinois | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1 | 24 | |
| Total | 101 | 511 | 5.1 | 8 | 35 |
Week 3 · 2015
W 52-0
vs Idaho State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
55%91 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 101 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 32.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 43.3 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 39.9 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 38.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
49.3%
524 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
81.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2015
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Stanford and Boise State, 842 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Shaw and Bryan Harsin.
