'24 TX RB Kedren Young (Notre Dame Signee)

notredamermotherpray4us · Jul 28, 2026

Jimmy3Putt said:
Don’t forget James, who the staff goes out of their way to praise every chance they get.

Nolan is James

GowerND11 · Jul 28, 2026

notredamermotherpray4us said:
Nolan is James

Jiggafini19Deux · Jul 28, 2026

Mavericknyc1980 said:
Are they going to rotate 3 backs this year?

I highly doubt that.

Jimmy3Putt · Jul 28, 2026

notredamermotherpray4us said:
Nolan is James

pumpdog20 · Jul 28, 2026

NDPhilly said:
Love his versatility, but I don’t think Aneyas is the primary back by the end of the year. Nolan is a more natural ball career and Kedren and Walton are just more physically gifted.

I think AW is going to be a breakout star, personally.

Jimmy3Putt · Jul 28, 2026

pumpdog20 said:
I think AW is going to be a breakout star, personally.

Agreed. Of all the backs who have been given carries, James is the only one that hasn’t impressed me. He hasn’t had many chances yet though and the staff loves him.

rtrn2glory · Jul 28, 2026

AW low key reminds me so much of kyren. We hit the lottery with him taking advantage of a weaker RB room and turning out to be phenomenal. AW has similar tools but kyren was so damn tough too

Katzenboyer · Jul 28, 2026

RudyVerse said:
Jamie went on to say Kedren is probably the most explosive RB in the rotation this year and that we should expect more explosive plays from him than Audric Estime. That comment surprised me because I love Kedren's potential but thought it was size/power only.

I would sign up for that right now. Going from Estime --> JD/JLove --> Estime-ish would be so, so huge for the offense.

GoIrish41 · Jul 28, 2026

I think Osborne has the highest ceiling of any back on the roster. Once his injury is in the rear view he’s going to be hard to keep off the field. He’ll be taking carries from someone.

ulukinatme · Jul 29, 2026

NDPhilly said:
Love his versatility, but I don’t think Aneyas is the primary back by the end of the year. Nolan is a more natural ball career and Kedren and Walton are just more physically gifted.

Your 1A doesn't have to be the the most natural ball carrier, he has to be the best all around back. Sometimes you're spoiled and they're both. Go back and look at every season, whoever was the most complete back usually saw the most playing time. It wasn't Cierre Wood, it was Theo Riddick. It wasn't Greg Bryant or GA III, it was Cam McDaniel. It wasn't Dexter Williams, it was Josh Adams. It wasn't Tyree, it was Diggs/Estime. Some of those guys were obviously no slouches at carrying the ball, but they also happened to be the everydown back that year among the rest of the RB room.

Until someone proves they can be a more complete back than Aneyas, I don't think he's losing the spot. He's shown he can run, catch, and block very well.

irish4ever · Jul 29, 2026

ulukinatme said:
Your 1A doesn't have to be the the most natural ball carrier, he has to be the best all around back. Sometimes you're spoiled and they're both. Go back and look at every season, whoever was the most complete back usually saw the most playing time. It wasn't Cierre Wood, it was Theo Riddick. It wasn't Greg Bryant or GA III, it was Cam McDaniel. It wasn't Dexter Williams, it was Josh Adams. It wasn't Tyree, it was Diggs/Estime. Some of those guys were obviously no slouches at carrying the ball, but they also happened to be the everydown back that year among the rest of the RB room.

Until someone proves they can be a more complete back than Aneyas, I don't think he's losing the spot. He's shown he can run, catch, and block very well.

Yep, he is a complete RB. May not be flashy, but damn good!

Chicago Domer · Jul 29, 2026

NDPhilly said:
Love his versatility, but I don’t think Aneyas is the primary back by the end of the year. Nolan is a more natural ball career and Kedren and Walton are just more physically gifted.

My opinion: I think we’re totally underselling Aneyas. I think he’s a stud number one back. I haven’t seen any of his performances in the past that would tell me otherwise.

Some Irish Bloke · Jul 29, 2026

Chicago Domer said:
My opinion: I think we’re totally underselling Aneyas. I think he’s a stud number one back. I haven’t seen any of his performances in the past that would tell me otherwise.

Dude averages over 7 YPC in his career and that includes plenty of leverage situations, like 2024 CFP when Love was banged up.

Idk why even our own fanbase seems to overlook his production over the past two years. I'm excited about our depth at RB as anyone but we have our top RB and it's definitely Aneyas. People should be more excited about him.

Jiggafini19Deux · Aug 6, 2026

Ooof

Irishred · Aug 6, 2026

Who wants to stop that in the 4th quarter 😂

FightingIrishLover7 · 2026-09-04T08:12:45-0400

Time to eat Kedren!

CousinEddy · 2026-09-04T10:08:13-0400

I think this kid is being overlooked by our fans. Also, maybe he’s the reason Denbrock said recently the D can’t stop the short yardage. Think he is what we were missing last year on those

greyhammer90 · 2026-09-04T10:11:51-0400

FightingIrishLover7 said:
Time to eat Kedren!

The design of the first run shown of the Stanford game is so pretty. The bullyball formation and double pull will always be beautiful.

texbender · 2026-09-04T10:12:36-0400

remember the days when Lou would finish off the games in the 4th quarter pounding the Bus or Anthony Johnson for 80 yards and 9 minutes?

Old Man Mike · 2026-09-04T10:16:45-0400

I haven't noticed anyone of any relevance overlooking Kedren. He's a wall-blasting stud with speed. The only question with him (and every RB except Aneyas,) is does he have the blocking dimension mastered?

CousinEddy · 2026-09-04T10:21:16-0400

Old Man Mike said:
I haven't noticed anyone of any relevance overlooking Kedren. He's a wall-blasting stud with speed. The only question with him (and every RB except Aneyas,) is does he have the blocking dimension mastered?

You’re correct, maybe my term of overlooked was incorrect. I think maybe I just see a lack of content on him from the beat because everyone is all in on the freshmen and James. Just seems like Kedren is kind of an afterthought in my opinion.

jerseyborn1971 · 2026-09-04T10:22:15-0400

Kedron has zero interest in every "bouncing it outside". He's going to run you over in between the tackles every time.

allenm5333 · 2026-09-04T10:23:03-0400

Him saying he didn’t view himself as a short yardage back gives me concern

FightingIrishLover7 · 2026-09-04T10:54:13-0400

allenm5333 said:
Him saying he didn’t view himself as a short yardage back gives me concern

He has said that, meaning, he's an every down back.

Dale · 2026-09-04T10:57:59-0400

FightingIrishLover7 said:
He has said that, meaning, he's an every down back.

which no RB likes to be pigeonholed into a role

Ophiocordyceps · 2026-09-04T11:05:32-0400

CousinEddy said:
I think this kid is being overlooked by our fans. Also, maybe he’s the reason Denbrock said recently the D can’t stop the short yardage. Think he is what we were missing last year on those

It may be because he has only had 21 carries in his career at ND with 0 last year. If he starts making moves we will all notice.

Ian77 · 2026-09-04T11:07:33-0400

FightingIrishLover7 said:
Time to eat Kedren!

Thanks for posting that, I forgot about some of his really good runs. Man, Sunday can't get here soon enough.

Old Man Mike · 2026-09-04T11:50:30-0400

It has been specifically commented by Denbrock or Freeman (Freeman, I think) that the two freshmen have regular moments when they don't look like they understand pass protection. He didn't belabor the point, but he said that they might have to help us on the scout teams this season --- a nice way of saying that Aneyas and Kedren (and whichever one is the other non-freshman) will handle RB this season (to begin with anyway.) No "overlooking" there (by the guy who matters.) That statement also said (by deduction) that Kedren DOES know enough about the pass protection system.

NDPhilly · 2026-09-04T11:59:00-0400

Kedren was the #4 and #5 RB in the country between 247 and On3. He’s a different talent athletically than Aneyas and Nolan when healthy.

Blazers46 · 2026-09-04T12:39:22-0400

A lot of people hating on the RB room but I’ll have confidence in the RB until proven otherwise. Williams has looked great on his limited PT.

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