Running back, Northwestern, 2013–⁠17

Corey Acker

Number
No. 25
Height
5′9″
Weight
188 lb
Hometown
Ballston Lake, NY

Corey Acker played running back at Northwestern (2013–⁠17).

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Northwestern440000
2017Northwestern980000
Career13120000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Northwestern25RB
2014Northwestern25RB
2015Northwestern25RB
2016Northwestern25RB
2017Northwestern25RB5′9″188

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Northwestern80.64––5.1–
2016Northwestern4-0.89––-3.6–
2017Northwestern40.48––1.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Northwestern 7 games, 9 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 31–⁠2011000
Oct 7vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠3111000
Oct 14atMarylandW 37–⁠2111000
Nov 4atNebraskaW 31–⁠2422000
Nov 11vs.PurdueW 23–⁠1310000
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠011000
Nov 25atIllinoisW 42–⁠722000
2016 Northwestern 4 games, −2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Nov 5vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠2111000
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠17–––––
Nov 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠2122000
Dec 28 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠2411000
2015 Northwestern 2 games, 82 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠0–––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.TennesseeL 6–⁠45–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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