CAREER
Led the Lions in rushing in two consecutive seasons (2018 and 2019), each of his first two seasons with the program … Ranked among school career record-holders in a variety of statistics including No. 3 on the all-time rushing list with 1,749 yards, No. 2 on the all-time rushing attempts list (435), and No. 4 on the most receptions for a running back list (50)
2022
Team captain … Started seven contests … Missed first three games due to injury … Posted 426 rushing yards with three touchdowns … Rushed for a pair of touchdowns and had a 48-yard reception in season finale at Cornell … Scored game-winning two-point conversion with 9:11 left in fourth quarter at Harvard … Posted 120 rushing yards, with a long of 62, on 21 carries against Dartmouth … Compiled 117 yards and a touchdown in win over Wagner.
2021
Honorable Mention All-Ivy League selection as a senior running back … Earned Third Team All-Ivy League honors by Phil Steele Magazine … Earned the David W. Smyth Memorial Cup, which goes to the which goes to an outstanding player displaying intangibles such as spirit, leadership, sportsmanship, and loyalty … Named a preseason Third Team All-Ivy League selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Played in all 10 games with seven starts at running back and also saw extensive action on special teams … Ranked No. 2 on the team in with 498 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 128 carries (3.9 yards per carry, 49.8 yards per game), ranked No. 2 on the squad in receiving with 18 catches for 194 yards and a touchdown, and ranked No. 2 on the team in scoring with four touchdowns and 24 points … Scored three rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown … His 498 rushing yards were the most in a season for him … Caught at least one pass in eight of 10 games … Totaled three games of 100 or more all-purpose yards … Rushed for 44 yards on 12 carries, caught one pass for six yards in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 12) … Totaled 126 all-purpose yards, rushed for 66 yards on 19 carries with a long of 27, caught a touchdown pass from Joe Green for a career-long 60 yards vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Caught two passes for 25 yards and rushed eight times for nine yards vs. Harvard (Nov. 13) … Scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns, totaled a career-high 132 all-purpose yards including 92 rushing yards on 17 carries with long of 60, and a career-high tying four catches for 40 yards at Yale (Oct. 30) … Rushed for 57 yard on 10 carries with a long of 19 at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) … Caught one pass for 25 yards and had one rushing yard vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Rushed nine times for 22 yards at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … Caught a career-high tying four passes for 14 yards, rushed nine times for 19 yards at Princeton (Oct. 2) … Rushed for 93 yards on 19 carries with a long of 19 and caught one pass for one yard vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Ran for 95 yards on 18 carries with a long of 13, caught a career-high tying four passes for 23 yards in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Saw action in 10 games with seven starts as a sophomore running back … Listed as the starter on the offensive depth chart … Led the Lions in rushing for the second consecutive season with 460 yards and two touchdowns on 106 carries (4.3 average yards per carry), and caught 13 passes for 44 yards (3.4 yards per catch) … Ranked No. 10 in the Ivy League in rushing yards per game (46.0 yards rushing per game) … Ranked No. 3 on the team in all-purpose yardage (504) … Scored touchdowns on two long runs of 65 yards (at Saint Francis, Pa.) and 49 yards (vs. Brown) … Rushed for 22 yards on six carries and caught a career-high five passes for 11 yards in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Scored on a 49-yard touchdown run, rushed 12 times for 80 yards and caught one pass for 16 yards vs. Brown (Nov. 16) … Rushed a career-high 22 times for 76 yards with a long of 13 and caught two passes for five yards vs. Harvard (Nov. 9) … Rushed for 30 yards on seven carries with one reception at Yale (Nov. 2) … Ran for 23 yards on six carries at Dartmouth (Oct. 25) … Rushed for 61 yards on 15 carries with a long of 13 vs. Penn (Oct. 25) … Finished with 36 rushing yards on 11 carries vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 12) .. Rushed for 28 yards on 13 carries and caught two passes at Princeton (Oct. 5) … Accumulated 101 all-purpose yards, scored on a 65-yard touchdown run, rushed for a career-high 98 yards on nine carries and caught one pass for three yards in season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
2018
Saw action in nine games as a first-year running back with starts in each of the season’s last three games … Led Lions in rushing with 365 yards on 98 carries and two touchdowns (3.7 yards per carry) and also caught 11 passes for 74 yards with two touchdowns … Scored four touchdowns on the year (two rushing, two receiving) … Ranked No. 4 on squad in scoring (24 points), No. 2 on team in all-purpose yards (439) … Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 29 … Set Columbia first-year school record for most rushing attempts in a game (23 vs. Cornell) … Also ranks among Columbia first-year records for rushing yards in a season (No. 2, 365) and rushing yards in a game (91 vs. Yale, Oct. 27, 2018) … Rushed for 76 yards on a career-high 23 carries in season finale vs. Cornell (Nov. 17) … Totaled 120 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns as he rushed for 76 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown (nine yard run) and caught a career-best four passes for 44 yards and a touchdown (25-yard reception) at Brown (Nov. 10) … Rushed for 43 yards on 13 carries, caught two passes for seven yards in first career start at Harvard (Nov. 3) … Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after rushing for a career-high 91 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown (key game-winning 30-yard scamper) vs. Yale (Oct. 27) … Rushed for 26 yards on five carries, caught three passes for 20 yards and a touchdown (10-yard reception) vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 20) … Rushed for 18 yards on seven carries at Penn (Oct. 13) … Rushed for 23 yards on six carries and caught first career pass, a three-yarder vs. Princeton (Sept. 28) … In first career game action, rushed for four yards on first career carry at Georgetown (Sept. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South High School where he played two years of varsity football for Head Coach Ron Muhitch … All-DuPage Valley Conference selection as a senior … Four-time All-DuPage Valley Conference Academic selection … Named the team’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year … Rushed for 1,004 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior … Ran for 211 yards and four touchdowns during a game in his senior year … Ran for 200 yards and three touchdowns during a game of his senior year … Led the Tigers to a 2-7 record as a senior … Rushed for 668 yards while leading the Tigers to a 2-7 record as a junior … Also played two years of basketball and competed in track and field … Helped lead basketball team to two DPV titles … Competed in the sprints in track and field: 100-meter dash (11.80), 200-meter dash, 400-meter run (60.00) and sprint relays … Involved with community service with the Jack and Jill of America organization.
PERSONAL
Born Ryan Michael Young on September 28, 1999 in Downers Grove, Ill. … Son of Rod and Sanura Young … Has two sisters Sydney and Reese … Sister Sydney plays softball at Bradley … Grandfather Steve Davis and Uncle Josh Davis played football at Tennessee, Uncle Will Davis played football at Illinois State … Hobbies and interests include watching documentaries, working out and playing sports outside of school … Favorite sports memory was competing in Alabama for 7v7 … Chose Columbia because he wanted to continue his football career at a great program and earn a degree from one of the best institutions on the planet … Selected Columbia over offers over all the other Ivy League schools and also considered Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Dayton and Northwestern … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.
