Running back, Northern Illinois, 2018–⁠21

Jordan Nettles

Number
No. 28
Height
5′9″
Weight
187 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Romeoville, IL

Jordan Nettles played running back at Northern Illinois (2018–⁠21).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2018 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Northern Illinois612173.6015
2019Northern Illinois672744.1034
Career1284913.8034

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Northern Illinois28RBYr 1
2019Northern Illinois28RBYr 2
2020Northern Illinois28RBYr 3
2021Northern Illinois28RBJr. (Yr 4)5′9″187

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Northern Illinois64-0.211st (n=300)0.15-13.39%-0.08
2019Northern Illinois73-0.151st (n=287)0.13-11.09%-0.08

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Northern Illinois 12 games, 274 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 24–⁠102204––
Sep 7atUtahL 17–⁠3510370141−3
Sep 14atNebraskaL 8–⁠44943022110
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 18–⁠2410640341−7
Oct 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠272−500––
Oct 12atOhioW 39–⁠361−200––
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠273006––
Oct 26vs.AkronW 49–⁠01271021––
Nov 2atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠482604––
Nov 13atToledoW 31–⁠283130718
Nov 19vs.Eastern MichiganL 17–⁠451606––
Nov 26vs.Western MichiganW 17–⁠141239026––
2018 Northern Illinois 11 games, 217 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atIowaL 7–⁠331374015––
Sep 8vs.UtahL 6–⁠17929011––
Sep 15vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠161027061−5
Sep 22atFlorida StateL 19–⁠3731305––
Sep 29atEastern MichiganW 26–⁠2371609––
Oct 6atBall StateW 24–⁠1641701213
Oct 13vs.OhioW 24–⁠21440212
Oct 27atBYUW 7–⁠64907––
Nov 14vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠132705––
Nov 30vs.BuffaloW 30–⁠2941909––
Dec 18 ✦vs.UABL 13–⁠371201210

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

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