Makhilyn Young
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 411 | 9.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 28 | 191 | 6.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 612 | 7.9 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 134 | 8.9 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 45–24
at Tennessee
15 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Tennessee.
How he plays
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 86% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (18 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dierre Hill Jr.’s 2025 season.
Differs from Dierre on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmonte Watkins's junior season at New Mexico State (2023).
Differs from Ahmonte on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #124
Peaked at #124 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+4010%
Up 4010% from first season to most-recent.