Player Dossier

2007-2010

Northern Illinois

Chad Spann

? • 5'9" • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Impact contributor

Chad Spann shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Chad Spann built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a player from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 28, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Chad Spann's career was his backfield work:...

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Chad Spann, ?. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Chad Spann shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Touchdowns
50
Rushing yards
2,916
Receiving yards
198

Quick Answers

Chad Spann quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · ?
Career Touchdowns
50
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Top game
Central Michigan
Latest roster
No. 28 · Class 2010
2010 Touchdowns rank
22 touchdowns · ? 1st (top 2%) · Mid-American 4th (top 3%) · National 43rd (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2007 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois300100
2008 PostseasonNorthern Illinois120839
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois128839
2009 PostseasonNorthern Illinois1302078.1
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois13202078.1
2010 PostseasonNorthern Illinois1422280.5
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois14202280.5

Related Context

Chad Spann played ? for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chad Spann recorded 2,916 rushing yards, 198 receiving yards, and 50 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Win with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

3

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Idaho

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Idaho: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Idaho

Best efficiency game

— vs Idaho

Result
Sat 9/22@ IdahoW 42-3526306
Sat 9/15vs Eastern MichiganL 19-213237.70014
Sat 9/8vs Southern IllinoisL 31-346325.3007

Player Story

Chad Spann story

Chad Spann built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a player from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 28, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Chad Spann's career was his backfield work: 2,916 rushing yards, 536 carries, 49 rushing touchdowns, and 198 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 198 receiving yards and 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Chad Spann moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2008 PostseasonNorthern Illinois88
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois80
2009 PostseasonNorthern Illinois2012
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois200
2010 PostseasonNorthern Illinois222
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois220

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Central Michigan

Week 12 · L 30-33 · Conference game

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

2 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Toledo

Week 8 · W 38-7 · Conference game

2

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

2 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Western Michigan

Week 5 · W 38-3 · Conference game

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

3 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Western Illinois

Week 2 · W 41-7

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

3 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 12 · W 59-21 · Conference game

3

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

3 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois

80.5

22 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

80.5

22 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games