Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Northern Illinois
Jordan Nettles
RB • 5'9" • 187 lbs • Romeoville, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jordan Nettles leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 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: Iowa
Player Story
Jordan Nettles built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Romeoville, IL wearing No. 28, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jordan Nettles' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jordan Nettles, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Jordan Nettles leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 509
- Rushing yards
- 491
- Receiving yards
- 18
Quick Answers
Jordan Nettles quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 509
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Romeoville · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Romeoville · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 215 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 282 | 274 | 8 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Jordan Nettles played RB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jordan Nettles recorded 491 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 282 primary output with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 33.2 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: Akron
Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
23.5
Efficiency
33.2
Usage
11
Consistency
35.8
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 2. Utah: 34. Nebraska: 53. Vanderbilt: 57. Ball State: -5. Ohio: -2. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 71. Central Michigan: 6. Toledo: 21. Eastern Michigan: 6. Western Michigan: 39
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 2 by 10.4. Utah: 11 by 36. Nebraska: 10 by 51.9. Vanderbilt: 11 by 61.6. Ball State: 2 by 0. Ohio: 1 by 0. Miami (OH): 3 by 0. Akron: 12 by 61.6. Central Michigan: 2 by 31.3. Toledo: 4 by 49. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 62.5. Western Michigan: 12 by 33.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins26.2 · Games = 5 · +4.6 vs Losses
Losses21.6 · Games = 7 · -4.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | 12 | 39 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Toledo | W 31-28 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-48 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Akron | W 49-0 | 12 | 71 | 5.90 | 0 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio | W 39-36 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 5.2 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | 9 | 43 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3.1 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 24-10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Player Story
Jordan Nettles story
Jordan Nettles built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Romeoville, IL wearing No. 28, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jordan Nettles' career was his backfield work: 491 rushing yards, 128 carries, and 18 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 receiving yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jordan Nettles' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 227 | 34.6 | 11.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 227 | 34.6 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 282 | 33.2 | 11 | 55 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -282 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 1 · L 7-33
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74
Scrimmage Yards
76.9 takeover
74 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#2
vs Akron
Week 9 · W 49-0 · Conference game
71
Scrimmage Yards
70.4 takeover
Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 17.4 usage.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 5 · L 18-24
57
Scrimmage Yards
69.1 takeover
Loss with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
57 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 3 · L 8-44
53
Scrimmage Yards
58.1 takeover
Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
53 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 14 · W 17-14 · Conference game
39
Scrimmage Yards
53.4 takeover
Win with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
282 primary output · 33.2 efficiency · 11 usage
50.1
#2
2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
48.1
227 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
48.1
227 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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