Richard Young
Colorado Buffaloes
52
Depth

Richard Young

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Is Richard Young starting?

Richard Young is No. 5 on the Colorado Buffaloes depth chart at RB.

Richard Young is listed RB #5 for Colorado at 52 OVR.

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Depth at RB · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 12975Micah WelchStarter
  2. 22058DeKalon Taylor
  3. 32658Damian Henderson II
  4. 42358JaQuail Smith
  5. 5952Richard YoungYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Caleb Komolafe — at Northwestern · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?DeKalon Taylor — No. 2 at RB for ColoradoHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Colorado Buffaloes

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 52 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #61 NatlTeam Share4%
Lehigh Acres, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
210 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 77-rated offense; 44th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 52.

Team offense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 44% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 for role; −20 depth penalty

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.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Richard Young's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

64 rush yds · 2 TD · 5% of carries
Usage / Involvement11%
Coach ColoradoTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.