Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/29Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (13.8%).
Kenny Young
Last confirmed: Miami (OH), 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′7″ · 179 lb · Tallahasee, FL · Amos P. Godby
Kenny Young: RB · Miami (OH) · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kenny Young
Wins in space out of the backfield. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has four seasons of production at Miami (OH) behind him. A game that shows it: 90 rushing yards and 47 receiving yards against Kent State — Week 7, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 59 | 367 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | 143 | 772 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | 88 | 557 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | 65 | 284 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Career | 355 | 1,980 | 5.6 | 12 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 42 | 384 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | 29 | 259 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | 17 | 201 | 11.8 | 2 |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Career | 101 | 911 | 9.0 | 8 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35vs Marshall | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-21vs Cincinnati | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-26@ Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-17@ Akron | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 2 | 74 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-6vs Kent State | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31@ Army | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-51@ Buffalo | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-28vs Ohio | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | W 13-7@ Northern Illinois | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-21vs Ball State | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 59 | 367 | 6.2 | 4 | 74 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2018
W 30-28
vs Ohio
7 rec · 67 yds · 37 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Ohio at home in a shootout.
With K. Kramer — 45.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · G. Ragland — 199 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Akron · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +6.48Kenny Young run for 74 yds for a TD (Samuel Sloman KICK)
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +5.04Gus Ragland pass complete to Kenny Young for 59 yds for a TD (Samuel Sloman KICK)
- Week 7 · Kent State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.03Kenny Young run for 27 yds to the KntSt 34 for a
- Week 8 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.94Gus Ragland pass complete to Kenny Young for 34 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
- Week 11 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Kenny Young run for 16 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)
- Week 7 · Kent State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.78Gus Ragland pass complete to Kenny Young for 12 yds to the KntSt 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Akron · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Gus Ragland pass complete to Kenny Young for 7 yds for a TD (Samuel Sloman KICK)
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.28Gus Ragland pass complete to Kenny Young for 26 yds to the BUFFALO 29 for a BUFFALO Penalty, roughing passer (Taylor Riggins) to the Buff 14 for a
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.26Kenny Young run for 15 yds to the Buff 27 for a
- Week 2 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.14Gus Ragland pass complete to Kenny Young for 14 yds to the MiaOh 43 for a
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 20-29 over that span.
2015Miami (OH)3-9HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning
2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2018Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 41.8 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 31.6 | 8.8 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 42.4 | 11.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 31.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
46.5%
375 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
67.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
59 carries and 42 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Miami (OH)
- 2018 Miami (OH) MartinYear 5 · 10 games
- 2017 Miami (OH) MartinYear 4 · 11 games
- 2016 Miami (OH) MartinYear 3 · 13 games
- 2015 Miami (OH) MartinYear 2 · 11 games
- 2014 Miami (OH) MartinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Miami (OH) in 2014 as a 2-star recruit, No. 3,280 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Miami (OH) in the 2014 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami (OH), 1,980 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 45 games over 4 seasons.
2014
- Signed with Miami (OH)2-star out of Amos P. Godby
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.