Player Dossier

2006-2009

Louisiana Tech

Daniel Porter

RB • 5'9" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Daniel Porter leans workhorse runner traits and 55.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

46

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

72

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Player Story

Daniel Porter built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 20, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Daniel Porter's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.7

Istrouma · Baton Rouge, LA

Committed To
Louisiana Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Daniel Porter, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Daniel Porter leans workhorse runner traits and 55.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,785
Rushing yards
3,352
Receiving yards
433
Touchdowns
31

Quick Answers

Daniel Porter quick answers

Latest team and position
Louisiana Tech · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,785
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
Best season
2008 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Top game
Fresno State
Recruit profile
2-star · Istrouma · Louisiana Tech
High school pipeline
Istrouma · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 20 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
1,274 scrimmage yards · RB 31st (top 7%) · Western Athletic 6th (top 5%) · National 49th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1051646452344.6
2007 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1165059258652.4
2008 PostseasonLouisiana Tech131027824181.5
2008 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech131,2431,086157981.5
2009 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech121,2741,1321421278.4

Related Context

Daniel Porter played RB for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Daniel Porter recorded 1 passing yards, 3,352 rushing yards, and 433 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Louisiana Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason

Louisiana Tech paired 1,345 primary output with 53.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 57.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2007 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

59.1

Efficiency

57.4

Usage

15.9

Consistency

58.5

Best Game by takeover score

Utah State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Arkansas: 48. Hawai'i: 79. California: 51. Fresno State: 24. Ole Miss: 68. New Mexico State: 31. Boise State: 135. Utah State: 145. Idaho: 54. LSU: -1. San José State: 16

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Arkansas: 6 by 83.3. Hawai'i: 12 by 69.9. California: 8 by 62. Fresno State: 7 by 41.4. Ole Miss: 11 by 65.6. New Mexico State: 6 by 53.8. Boise State: 14 by 90.2. Utah State: 23 by 62.9. Idaho: 12 by 46.9. LSU: 8 by 0. San José State: 3 by 55.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins58.8 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses59.3 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Utah State

Best efficiency game

90.2 vs Boise State

Result
Sun 11/18vs San José StateW 27-233165.3005.3
Sun 11/11@ LSUL 10-588-1-0.100-0.1
Sat 11/3@ IdahoW 28-1612544.5014.5
Sat 10/27@ Utah State100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 31-21221295.9021166.3
Sat 10/20vs Boise State100 rush yardsL 31-451313110.101149.6
Sat 10/13vs New Mexico StateW 22-216315.2005.2
Sat 10/6@ Ole MissL 0-248516.4003176.2
Sun 9/30@ Fresno StateL 6-176264.3001-23.4
Sat 9/15@ CaliforniaL 12-426345.7002176.4
Sat 9/8vs Hawai'iL 44-4510686.8012116.6
Sat 9/1vs Central ArkansasW 28-755310.6011-58

Player Story

Daniel Porter story

Daniel Porter built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 20, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Daniel Porter's career was his backfield work: 3,352 rushing yards, 614 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 433 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 passing yard, 433 receiving yards, and 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Porter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Louisiana Tech

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech51646.217.8
2007 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech65057.415.9134
2008 PostseasonLouisiana Tech1,34553.434.7695
2008 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1,34553.434.70
2009 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1,27455.335.4-71

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 10 · W 38-35 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

185

Scrimmage Yards

95.6 takeover

185 scrimmage yards and 39.6 usage.

#2

vs Utah State

Week 8 · W 48-35 · Conference game

177

Scrimmage Yards

92 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

177 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#3

vs San José State

Week 14 · W 55-20 · Conference game

201

Scrimmage Yards

91.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

201 scrimmage yards and 56.9 usage.

#4

@ New Mexico State

Week 13 · W 35-31 · Conference game

143

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

143 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#5

@ Utah State

Week 9 · W 31-21 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

84.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

145 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

1,345 primary output · 53.4 efficiency · 34.7 usage

81.5

#2

2008 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

81.5

1,345 primary · 53.4 efficiency · 34.7 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

78.4

1,274 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 35.4 usage

Milestones

12

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games