#24

Elijah Porter

RBSophomore5' 11", 202 lbsAnkeny, IA
Northern Illinois Huskies0-3 · TDC #137
Snap share
23%
likely 11–51%
Rush yards
49
471st of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.1
Rush TD
1
200th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
3
788th of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.04
15 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · -0.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.04
Passing-0.41
Rushing+0.06
1st down-0.07
2nd down-0.20
3rd down+0.06
Standard downs-0.02
Passing downs-0.16
PorterRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays3%
Run plays15%
1st down10%
2nd down8%
3rd down2%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs3%
PorterRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries6—
Success rate50.0%—
Explosive run rate33.3%—
Stuffed at the line16.7%—
First downs1—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries12—
Yards49471st / 1194
Yards / carry4.1—
Touchdowns1200th / 476
Long18—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3788th / 1676
Yards41558th / 1662
Yards / catch1.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long6—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles13473rd / 4521
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Iowa55~12 (3–23)3122%
Wk 2 · Illinois State65~14 (4–27)7·22%
Wk 3 · Arizona67~17 (12–22)5·25%
Season18743 (21–95)15123%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
45Telly Johnson Jr.RBJR42168415-0.09
24Elijah PorterRBSO12494.113-0.04
20Jaiduan CranfordRBFR5163.20—-0.02
Triston WhiteRB2210—-0.30
30Da'sean HowardRBFR——————
32Reginald CraigRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →