Running back, Northwestern (from Bowling Green), 2024–⁠26

Mar’Kel Porter

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Lancaster, TX

Mar’Kel Porter plays running back for Northwestern, after Bowling Green (2024–⁠25).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Bowling Green4112.808
2025Bowling Green31933.0214
Career351043.0214

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Bowling Green7RBYr 1
2025Bowling Green7RBYr 2
2026Northwestern7RBSo. (Yr 3)5′11″215

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
2024Bowling Green4-0.06––-0.2––
2025Bowling Green400.18––7.26%0.02

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Bowling Green29%1.700.100.0029%

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

2025 Bowling Green 11 games, 93 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.LafayetteW 26–⁠721016––
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 20–⁠346914231
Sep 20atLouisvilleL 17–⁠401303––
Sep 27atOhioL 20–⁠35110113
Oct 11vs.ToledoW 28–⁠233403––
Oct 18vs.Central MichiganL 6–⁠271−200––
Oct 25atKent StateL 21–⁠2432401417
Nov 1vs.BuffaloL 3–⁠282604211
Nov 8atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠275503118
Nov 18vs.AkronL 16–⁠19––––––
Nov 25atMassachusettsW 45–⁠14733011––
2024 Bowling Green 2 games, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.FordhamW 41–⁠171808––
Oct 19vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠63302––

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

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