Makhilyn Young

RB · #22 · Vanderbilt · SR · 5'10" · 210 · Midland, TX

RB depth chart, 2nd

216 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
17% Team touch share
5 Explosive plays
32 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Vanderbilt7152 216 4.2 10 76 2
2025 Vanderbilt13046 414 9.0 14 133 6
2023 New Mexico State11028 191 6.8 1 1 2
2022 New Mexico State104 10 2.5 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 30.9 43
Yards per carry 4.2 23
Receiving yards per game 10.9 75
Total TDs 2 42

Around Makhilyn

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jared Curtis QB · 1,242 pass yds · 6g
RB Sedrick Alexander RB · 270 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Junior Sherrill WR · 628 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Brycen Coleman WR · 44 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Tristen Brown WR · 145 rec yds · 7g
TE Jayvontay Conner TE · 146 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Vanderbilt 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.6% 17
Red zone TD rate 72.0% 49
Line yards per carry 2.3 32
Sack rate allowed 6.3% 43

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Austin Peay Governors8 24 0 1 1 14 0 0
W2 DEL8 38 0 1 1 9 0 2
W3 NCST4 16 1 4 2 10 0 2
W4 @ AUB10 46 0 3 3 21 0 1
W5 @ UGA4 10 0 2 2 18 0 0
W6 MISS9 37 0 1 0 0 0 0
W7 ARK9 45 1 2 1 4 0 1

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Two-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#2703 Zach Morris S · Flower Mound Marcus UNM
#2703 Phillip Gray IOL · Ensworth
#2711 Makhilyn Young RB · Midland Legacy NMSU
#2722 Fisher Camac LB · Highland UNLV
#2723 Jack Layne QB · Lake Oswego
RBs in the class
#146 Taylor Marcum Timberline BSU
#148 Chrishon McCray Avon KENT
#149 Makhilyn Young Midland Legacy NMSU
#151 Logan Person Dallas
#152 Zach Vigil Rio Rancho UNM
2026 · 43th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 7th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.