Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 47 | — |
| Success rate | 46.8% | 142nd / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.6% | 227th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 19.1% | 240th / 321 |
| First downs | 15 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 5 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 2 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 12 | — |
| Target share | 6.1% | — |
| Catch rate | 83.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 41.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Young's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted12 targets charted
Run direction51 carries
2025 charting · Vanderbilt
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Young’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Run direction18 carries
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Vanderbilt#59 · 3-4 | 7 | 37% | 52 | 216 | 4.2 | 2 | 46.8% | 10 | 76 | 0 | 6.1% |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt#11 · 10-3 | 13 | 26% | 46 | 414 | 9.0 | 6 | 52.3% | 14 | 133 | 0 | 7.1% |
| 2023 |  New Mexico State#78 · 10-5 | 11 | 15% | 28 | 191 | 6.8 | 2 | 54.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.6% |
| 2022 | New Mexico State#109 · 7-6 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Makhilyn Young's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Makhilyn Young's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Austin Peay | W 28–9 | 5.3 | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Delaware | W 35–26 | 5.7 | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  NC State | W 35–31 | 6.2 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | @ Auburn | L 15–21 | 6.3 | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | @ Georgia | L 14–38 | 5.5 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 |  Ole Miss | L 17–52 | 5.0 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 34 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Arkansas | L 21–31 | 6.4 | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.8 | 52 | 216 | 4.2 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 52 | — |
| Yards | 216 | 268th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 4.2 | 224th / 325 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 221st / 631 |
| Long | 34 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 584th / 1995 |
| Yards | 76 | 811th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 14 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Austin Peay | — | 62 | ~22 (15–29) | 9 | 35% |
| Wk 2 · Delaware | — | 69 | ~25 (17–32) | 9 | 36% |
| Wk 3 · NC State | — | 58 | ~20 (14–26) | 7 | 34% |
| Wk 4 · Auburn | — | 75 | ~31 (21–40) | 13 | 41% |
| Wk 5 · Georgia | — | 50 | ~18 (12–23) | 6 | 36% |
| Wk 6 · Ole Miss | — | 73 | ~27 (18–35) | 10 | 37% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas | ✓ RB | 60 | ~22 (15–29) | 10 | 37% |
| Season | 1 GS | 447 | 165 (131–204) | 64 | 37% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Sedrick Alexander | RB | SR | 61 | 270 | 4.4 | 5 | 11 | +0.07 |
| Makhilyn Young | RB | 52 | 216 | 4.2 | 2 | 10 | +0.03 | ||
| 3 | Jamezell Lassiter | RB | JR | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | -0.07 |
| 23 | Evan Hampton | RB | FR | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | — | -0.40 |
| 20 | Izayah Lee | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Gabe Fields | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Jake Balis | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Gabe Fisher | FB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Vanderbilt depth chart →