Career
• Ranks 13th in school history with 1,989 rushing yards and fifth with a 5.6 yard average.
• Added 100 catches for 920 yards and eight scores through the air.
• Is 10th in school history with 3,259 all-purpose yards
• One of two players in school history to have 1,900 rushing yards and 100 career catches.
2018: Played in 10 games, making six starts … rushed for 367 yards and four touchdowns on the season … added 42 catches for 384 yards and four touchdowns through the air … had 90 yards rushing and 47 yards receiving in a win over Kent State … had five catches for 71 yards and a score against Army … had 39 yards rushing and 95 yards receiving and a score at Buffalo … had 78 yards rushing and two touchdowns and added a receiving touchdown in a win at Akron.
2017: MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for week of Oct. 23 for his efforts against Buffalo … played in 11 games, getting the starting nod three times … carried the ball 145 times for 781 yards and six touchdowns … added 27 receptions, 250 yards, and two touchdowns receiving … ran for 113 yards against Bowling Green … carried the ball 18 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns in win over Buffalo, adding 29 yards through the air … caught seven passes for 89 yards and a score in win over Akron, while also running for 109 yards … named team’s Most Valuable Player.
2016: Played in 13 games, making four starts … finished season with 88 carries for 557 yards and two touchdowns for a 6.3 yard average … added 17 catches for 201 yards and two scores through the air … had four plays of over 50 yards on the season … had a game-winning 55-yard reception versus Kent State … rushed for 118 yards, including a 62-yarder the following week in a win over Bowling Green … had four carries for 54 yards in a win over Eastern Michigan … rushed for 84 yards and a score in a win over CMU.
2015: Played in 11 games, starting three ... totaled 284 yards rushing on 65 carries ... also collected 14 receptions for 85 yards ... had a season-long rush of 35 yards against Cincinnati, a game in which he also recorded a season-high 62 yards rushing ... returned four kickoffs for a total of 67 yards ... had one return.
2014: Redshirted.
High School: Is a 2014 graduate of Godby High School ... coached by Ronnie Cottrell ... team captain ... returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the state championship game in 2013 ... helped lead his team to a state championship in football and track ... also lettered in track and competed in the national meet.
Personal: Full name -- Kenneth W. Young III ... born April 5, 1995 ... son of Shani and Kenneth Young Jr. ... majoring in Sport Leadership & Management.
