Running back, Northern Illinois, 2024–⁠26

Elijah Porter

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
202 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Ankeny, IA

Elijah Porter plays running back for Northern Illinois. Last time out, at Wyoming: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

110 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 1 tackles at Wyoming, L 23–⁠41

Next game: vs. Hawai’i, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 6@IOWA
  2. 35ILST
  3. 8@ARIZ
  4. 10@GAST
  5. 33AF
  6. 18@WYO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Northern Illinois12806.7016
2026Northern Illinois281103.9118
Career401904.8118

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Northern Illinois4890
2026Northern Illinois2200
Career61090

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2025Northern Illinois320000
2026Northern Illinois220000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Northern Illinois24RBRS
2025Northern Illinois24RBFr.
2026Northern Illinois24RBSo.5′11″202

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
2025Northern Illinois150.49––7.3–
2026Northern Illinois34-0.27––-9.29%

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Northern Illinois33%2.800.700.8015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Northern Illinois 6 games, 110 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5atIowaL 0–⁠40360––
Sep 12vs.Illinois StateL 24–⁠285350––
Sep 19atArizonaL 17–⁠42481––
Sep 26atGeorgia StateL 14–⁠354100220
Oct 10vs.Air ForceL 7–⁠288330––
Oct 17atWyomingL 23–⁠414180––
2025 Northern Illinois 8 games, 80 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.Holy CrossW 19–⁠17–––––
Sep 27vs.San Diego StateL 3–⁠6–––––
Oct 11atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠16–––123
Oct 18atOhioL 21–⁠48–––122
Nov 5atToledoL 3–⁠422210––
Nov 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠35270––
Nov 18vs.Western MichiganL 19–⁠353180––
Nov 28vs.Kent StateL 31–⁠352140244

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

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