Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/23Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (8.7%).
Toren Young
Last confirmed: Iowa, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 223 lb · Madison, WI · Monona Grove
Toren Young: RB · Iowa · #28.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Toren Young
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Iowa. On tape: 131 rushing yards against Middle Tennessee, Week 5, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Iowa in the news
- Iowa QB1 named for Week 8
- Iowa State WR Overby out for season
The Des Moines Register Oct 15 - QB Brown medically cleared but playing status uncertain
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Miami (OH) | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-0vs Rutgers | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 3 | W 18-17@ Iowa State | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-3vs Middle Tennessee | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 0 | 52 | Season-high 131 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10@ No. 19 Michigan | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-17vs No. 10 Penn State | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-20vs Purdue | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-0@ Northwestern | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-24@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-10vs Illinois | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
 Bowl | W 49-24vs No. 22 USC | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 81 | 432 | 5.3 | 1 | 52 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2019
W 48-3
131 rush yds (11 car)
Dominant 45-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.
With N. Stanley — 276 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.5 · I. Smith-Marsette — 4 rec · 60 yds · 28 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.59Toren Young run for 52 yds to the MTnSt 27 for a
- Week 1 · Miami (OH) · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Toren Young run for 2 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK)
- Week 2 · Rutgers · 1st and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Toren Young run for 31 yds to the Rutgr 24 for a
- Week 7 · Penn State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.83Toren Young run for a loss of 4 yards to the PnSt 41
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −1.47Toren Young run for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 31
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.39Toren Young run for 18 yds to the Iowa 37 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Northwestern · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.37Toren Young run for no gain to the Iowa 38
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.35Toren Young run for 15 yds to the MTnSt 42 for a
- Week 6 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.32Toren Young run for 15 yds to the Iowa 40 for a
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.29Toren Young run for 16 yds to the IOWA 35 for a MIDDLE TENN Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
81 of 81 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
46%77 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
10 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds42%of carries
34 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
10 carries
5.3 yds/carry on 81 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-17 over that span.
2016Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2017Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2018Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2019Iowa10-3HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 47.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 26.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 47.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 20.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
81 carries and 1 catch in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Iowa
- 2019 Iowa FerentzYear 4 · 12 games
- 2018 Iowa FerentzYear 3 · 13 games
- 2017 Iowa FerentzYear 2 · 6 games
- 2016 Iowa FerentzYear 1 · 1 game
- Before collegeSigned with Iowa in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,669 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Iowa in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 1,257 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
The week the volume broke through — put up 96 yds at Indiana.Indiana · W 42-162018
2016
- Signed with Iowa3-star out of Monona Grove
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.