Makhilyn Young

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

RB depth chart, 2nd

414 2025 rush yards

6 2025 total TDs

9% Team touch share

8 Explosive plays

25 Career games (0 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2025	Vanderbilt	13	46	414	9.0	14	133	6
2023	New Mexico State	11	28	191	6.8	1	1	2
2022	New Mexico State	1	4	10	2.5			1

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 31.8 54

Yards per carry 9.0 98

Receiving yards per game 10.2 72

Total TDs 6 73

Around Makhilyn

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Jared Curtis QB · no college stats

Sedrick Alexander RB · 567 rush yds · 13g

WR-X

Brycen Coleman WR · 67 rec yds · 12g

WR-Z

Junior Sherrill WR · 784 rec yds · 13g

WR-SL

Cole Adams WR · 71 rec yds · 15g · at ALA

Cole Spence TE · 233 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Vanderbilt 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 14.4% 92

Red zone TD rate 81.3% 96

Line yards per carry 2.7 70

Sack rate allowed 5.8% 50

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	3			19	1	2	5%
W2	@ VT	8	1	1	107	1	1	15%
W3	@ SCAR	3			9			5%
W4	GAST	2	2	2	83	1		5%
W5	USU	4	2	2	26	1	1	9%
W6	@ ALA	1						2%
W8	LSU	6	1	1	95			10%
W9	MIZZ	4			86	1	1	8%
W10	@ TEX	4	3	3	38		1	11%
W11	AUB	5			7		1	7%
W13	UK	1	3	3	19		1	5%
W14	@ TENN	4	2	2	54	1	1	9%
W19	IOWA	1			4			2%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Two-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#2711 Bruin Fleischmann TE · Century AFA

#2711

Luke Hodge LB · Oneonta TROY

#2711

Makhilyn Young RB · Midland Legacy NMSU

#2711 Jonathan Brady WR · Bishop Gorman NMSU

#2711

Ethan Spencer IOL · St. Louis HAW

RBs in the class

#148

Chrishon McCray Avon KENT

#149 LJ Richardson Bellevue West WYO

#150

Makhilyn Young Midland Legacy NMSU

#151 Logan Person Dallas

#152 Zach Vigil Rio Rancho UNM

2025 · 54th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 7th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.