WATCH: Alabama 4-star RB commit Richard Young notches 90-yard touchdown
Lehigh Acres (Fla.) Lehigh Senior four-star running back Richard Young got off to a strong start Friday against Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson. The 5-foot-11, 199 pound tailback cut to his left and raced through a gap in the defense. He then sprinted untouched for a 90-yard touchdown.
A 5-foot-11, 189 pound tailback, Young is the No. 33 overall prospect and No. 2 running back in the 2023 On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 7 player in Florida.
Young is currently the fourth-highest-ranked prospect in Alabama’s 2023 recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 1 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings. He is the second tailback in the group alongside Roswell (Ga.) Buford four-star Justice Haynes.
Young has an On3 NIL Valuation of $218K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.
Richard Young On3 Scouting Summary
The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Richard Young:
“Physically-developed running back who emerged as a national name as a high school underclassman. Has a good combination of play speed and power. Has a muscular upper body with room to add mass in his lower half. Uses his leg drive to run through tackles at the second level. Shows well above average speed, which is validated by his track times (around 11.1 seconds in the 100 meters).
“Productive as a junior, rushing for 1,755 yards and 19 touchdowns while averaging nine yards per carry. Will need to considerably improve his ball skills as a receiver out of the backfield, as he has a tendency to fight the ball. Most of his best track times came as a high school underclassman. Older for the class, turning 18 years old in the spring of his junior year.”