Player Dossier

2021-2021

Northern Illinois

Clint Ratkovich

RB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Ewa Beach, HI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Clint Ratkovich leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.6 efficiency.

Usage / Role

26%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

52

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Clint Ratkovich built his college career in 2021 as a running back from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 25, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Clint Ratkovich's career was his backfield work: 461...

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Clint Ratkovich, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Clint Ratkovich leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.6 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
585
Rushing yards
461
Receiving yards
124
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

Clint Ratkovich quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
585
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 17 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game
Western Michigan
Latest roster
No. 25 · Senior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
585 scrimmage yards · RB 176th (top 26%) · Mid-American 36th (top 17%) · National 370th (top 15%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois14241311159.5
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois145614481131459.5

Related Context

Clint Ratkovich played RB for Northern Illinois. Across 1 tracked season, Clint Ratkovich recorded 3 passing yards, 461 rushing yards, and 124 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 585 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 44.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Loss with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

41.8

Efficiency

44.6

Usage

13.9

Consistency

53.7

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 24. Georgia Tech: 26. Wyoming: 63. Michigan: 24. Maine: 63. Eastern Michigan: 71. Toledo: 9. Bowling Green: 35. Central Michigan: 6. Kent State: 27. Ball State: 41. Buffalo: 75. Western Michigan: 97. Kent State: 24

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 8 by 26. Georgia Tech: 10 by 22.4. Wyoming: 6 by 93.8. Michigan: 4 by 62.5. Maine: 9 by 63.1. Eastern Michigan: 20 by 30.9. Toledo: 7 by 13.4. Bowling Green: 9 by 40.5. Central Michigan: 6 by 10.4. Kent State: 7 by 25.4. Ball State: 9 by 37.7. Buffalo: 11 by 71. Western Michigan: 4 by 100. Kent State: 9 by 27.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins38.9 · Games = 9 · -8.1 vs Losses
Losses47 · Games = 5 · +8.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Western Michigan

Result
Fri 12/17@ Coastal CarolinaL 41-476132.2012113
Sat 12/4vs Kent StateW 41-239242.7012.7
Wed 11/24vs Western MichiganL 21-4249724.30124.3
Thu 11/18@ Buffalo2+ TDW 33-2711756.8026.8
Thu 11/11vs Ball StateW 30-29412315294.6
Wed 11/3@ Kent State2+ TDL 47-52691.5021183.9
Sat 10/23@ Central MichiganW 39-3866111
Sat 10/16vs Bowling GreenW 34-269353.9003.9
Sat 10/9@ ToledoW 22-20791.3001.3
Sat 10/2vs Eastern MichiganW 27-2019492.6011223.5
Sat 9/25vs MaineW 41-147385.4002257
Sat 9/18@ MichiganL 10-6331860166
Sat 9/11vs Wyoming2+ TDL 43-5066310.50310.5
Sat 9/4@ Georgia TechW 22-217131.9003132.6

Player Story

Clint Ratkovich story

Clint Ratkovich built his college career in 2021 as a running back from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 25, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Clint Ratkovich's career was his backfield work: 461 rushing yards, 104 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 124 receiving yards across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 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 3 passing yards, 124 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Clint Ratkovich 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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  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois58544.613.9
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois58544.613.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Western Michigan

Week 13 · L 21-42 · Conference game

Loss with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

97

Scrimmage Yards

79 takeover

97 scrimmage yards and 12.9 usage.

#2

@ Coastal Carolina

Week 4

24

Scrimmage Yards

76.1 takeover

Game with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#3

@ Colorado State

Week 2

55

Scrimmage Yards

73.9 takeover

Game with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#4

@ Buffalo

Week 12 · W 33-27 · Conference game

75

Scrimmage Yards

65.8 takeover

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 5 · W 27-20 · Conference game

71

Scrimmage Yards

64.5 takeover

Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

71 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois

585 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 13.9 usage

59.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

59.5

585 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 13.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games