Defensive back, Eastern Illinois (from Northern Illinois), 2019–24
Mark Aitken
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
Mark Aitken played defensive back at Northern Illinois (2019–20) and Eastern Illinois (2021–24).
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Bowling Green, 2023Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 16 | 386 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 15 | 310 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 33 | 711 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | DB | So. (Yr 6) | 5′9″ | 175 |
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.
Game by game
2024 Eastern Illinois 2 games, 2 returns, 15 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Illinois | L 0–45 | 1 | 10 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Indiana State | W 27–20 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2023 Eastern Illinois 8 games, 17 returns, 339 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Bowling Green | L 15–38 | 2 | 31 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Illinois State | W 14–13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. McNeese | W 31–28 | 2 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at Northwestern State | W 19–10 | 1 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. UT Martin | L 27–28 | 2 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Bryant | W 25–24 | 3 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at Lindenwood | W 16–10 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tennessee State | W 30–17 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 27 | – | – | – | – |
2022 Eastern Illinois 5 games, 16 returns, 386 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | atIllinois State | L 7–35 | 6 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at Murray State | W 35–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Northwestern State | W 35–27 | 1 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | L 7–31 | 6 | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | atUT Martin | L 31–34 | 3 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at South Carolina | L 0–46 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Dayton, so that game is not listed.
2019 Northern Illinois 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Illinois State | W 24–10 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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