Richard Young
Colorado Buffaloes
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Depth

Richard Young

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RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Alabama
Projected Starter

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Richard Young is the projected starter at RB for Colorado Buffaloes.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Lehigh Senior, ranked #61 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 64 rushing yards, 2 rush TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #61 NatlTeam Share4%
Lehigh Acres, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
212 lbs
Transfer
Alabama

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—642

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9722
National Rank
#61
High School
Lehigh Senior
Hometown
Lehigh Acres, FL

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated offense; 44th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 69.

Team offense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 44% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

64 rush yds · 2 TD · 5% of carries
Usage / Involvement11%

Depth at RB · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 1969Richard YoungStarter
  2. 22966Micah Welch
  3. 32049DeKalon Taylor
  4. 42649Damian Henderson II
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.