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Colbie Young

#8Colbie Young

WR·Miami·2023

Colbie Young is a Versatile WR for Miami. Colbie's 2023 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 59 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Colbie Young's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Receiving
47 Receptions563 Rec yards5 Rec TD12.0 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency100
  • Volume21
  • Explosiveness33
  • Consistency74
  • Pass-Down100
Player type
Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency74th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.38 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 2.21 EPA/play in Wk 13 vs Boston College (SP+ -6).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Quadree HendersonPittsburgh0.5301.633.4
DeAndre HughesAir Force0.4701.328.2
Keytaon ThompsonMississippi State0.4601.232.2
Savion WilliamsTCU0.4501.125.2
Bert Emanuel Jr.Central Michigan0.4601.624.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+2.2102.21Wk 1 vs Miami (OH): +1.83 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Texas A&M: +1.22 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Bethune-Cookman: -0.29 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Temple: +0.99 EPA/play4Wk 6 vs Georgia Tech: +0.47 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs North Carolina: +0.20 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Clemson: +1.95 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Virginia: +1.76 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs NC State: +0.42 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Florida State: +0.23 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Louisville: +0.15 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Boston College: +2.21 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
1vsMiami (OH)W38-32.847919.81441.83
2vsTexas A&MW48-3315.667512.51321.22
3vsBethune-CookmanW48-755511.0016-0.29
4@TempleW41-7-21.023316.51280.99
6vsGeorgia TechL20-230.345614.00570.47
7@North CarolinaL31-417.422010.00110.20
8vsClemsonW28-2010.567612.71251.95
9vsVirginiaW29-26-10.833511.70191.76
10@NC StateL6-207.444110.30130.42
11@Florida StateL20-2719.422914.50150.23
12vsLouisvilleL31-388.06305.00100.15
13@Boston CollegeW45-20-5.933411.31152.21

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
7.5%
Passing plays
14.6%
Rushing plays
0.3%
Standard downs
6.6%
Passing downs
9.5%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.49
Passing downs
1.34
Pass / Rush EPA
0.90 / -4.45

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.