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College Football
Elijah Young
#3 - Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Profile
Position Running Back
Height 5'10"
Weight 198 lbs
Birthplace Knoxville, Tennessee
School Missouri
Year Senior
Key Statistics
Rushing Att 201
Rushing Yards 883
Catches 47
Receiving Yards 384
Total TDs 5
Past Results
W vs Score Yds Att Y/A Lg TD
Bowl @ JMU L 17-27 37 11 3.4 0 0
15 @ JSU L 12-52 108 19 5.7 0 0
14 JSU W 19-17 91 19 4.8 0 0
13 @ LIB L 21-38 60 9 6.7 0 0
12 LT L 7-12 24 10 2.4 0 1
11 @ NMSU W 41-28 74 16 4.6 0 0
10 KENN W 31-14 114 15 7.6 0 0
8 @ SHSU W 31-14 97 23 4.2 0 0
7 UTEP W 44-17 60 16 3.8 0 0
5 @ BC L 20-21 85 21 4.0 0 0
4 TOL W 26-21 36 9 4.0 0 0
3 @ MTU W 49-21 27 10 2.7 0 0
2 EKY W 31-0 52 13 4.0 0 2
1 @ ALA L 0-63 18 10 1.8 0 0
Statistics
  Rushing Receiving
Year Team Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2020-2021 MIZZ 10 78 7.8 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021-2022 MIZZ 37 162 4.4 1 11 64 5.8 1
2022-2023 MIZZ 19 93 4.9 0 8 39 4.9 0
2023-2024 WKU 104 474 4.6 3 20 247 12.4 3
2024-2025 WKU 201 883 4.4 3 47 384 8.2 2
Passing
Year Team Comp Att Comp % Yds Avg TD Int
2024-2025 WKU 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Returning
Year Team Ret Yds Avg Lg
2021-2022 MIZZ 5 96 19.2 34
2022-2023 MIZZ 1 16 16.0 16
2023-2024 WKU 8 128 16.0 19