Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Marshall
Jordan Houston
RB • 5'7" • 193 lbs • Waldorf, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jordan Houston leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- NC State • Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Jordan Houston built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Waldorf, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Marshall and NC State. The clearest part of Jordan Houston's career was his...
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- Jan 1, 2025
Jordan Houston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · NC State. Jordan Houston leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,555
- Rushing yards
- 1,984
- Receiving yards
- 571
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Jordan Houston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,555
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 59 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Louisiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Perry Hall
- High school pipeline
- Perry Hall · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 765 scrimmage yards · RB 120th (top 17%) · Sun Belt 25th (top 10%) · National 234th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 638 | 526 | 112 | 2 | 65.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 11 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 26.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 162 | 129 | 33 | 2 | 26.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 100 | 83 | 17 | 1 | 29.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 740 | 530 | 210 | 1 | 72.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 93 | 96 | -3 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 765 | 592 | 173 | 3 | 65.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Jordan Houston played RB for NC State and Marshall. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jordan Houston recorded 1,984 rushing yards, 571 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
NC State paired 757 primary output with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Marshall.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
58.8
Efficiency
57.6
Usage
17.7
Consistency
53.2
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 38. Virginia Tech: 17. Ohio State: 35. Western Michigan: 47. App State: 110. Georgia Southern: 43. Georgia State: 43. UL Monroe: 109. Southern Miss: 44. Coastal Carolina: 33. Old Dominion: 59. James Madison: 70. Louisiana: 117
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 9 by 44. Virginia Tech: 8 by 22.1. Ohio State: 8 by 44.1. Western Michigan: 10 by 48.1. App State: 7 by 86.5. Georgia Southern: 8 by 41.1. Georgia State: 6 by 77.4. UL Monroe: 11 by 91.3. Southern Miss: 12 by 38. Coastal Carolina: 9 by 38.2. Old Dominion: 10 by 63.5. James Madison: 9 by 82.4. Louisiana: 17 by 71.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins67 · Games = 10 · +35.3 vs Losses
Losses31.7 · Games = 3 · -35.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
91.3 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/8 | @ Louisiana100 rush yards | W 31-3 | 17 | 117 | 6.90 | 1 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ James Madison | W 35-33 | 6 | 50 | 8.30 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7.8 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Old Dominion | W 42-35 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 31-19 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Southern Miss | W 37-3 | 11 | 40 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UL Monroe | W 28-23 | 9 | 80 | 8.90 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 9.9 |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Georgia State | W 35-20 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.2 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Georgia Southern | L 23-24 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs App State | W 52-37 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 15.7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Western Michigan | W 27-20 | 9 | 41 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio State | L 14-49 | 7 | 29 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Virginia Tech | L 14-31 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Stony Brook | W 45-3 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
Player Story
Jordan Houston story
Jordan Houston built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Waldorf, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Marshall and NC State. The clearest part of Jordan Houston's career was his backfield work: 1,984 rushing yards, 435 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 571 receiving yards across 59 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Marshall. 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 571 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 511 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 59 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall and NC State.
The arc is straightforward: Jordan Houston 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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NC State
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202020212022202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 638 | 53.4 | 18 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 202 | 32.2 | 8.8 | -436 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 202 | 32.2 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 100 | 43.4 | 5.5 | -102 |
| 2022 Postseason | NC State | 757 | 45.3 | 25.2 | 657 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 757 | 45.3 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 93 | 34.9 | 15.3 | -664 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 765 | 57.6 | 17.7 | 672 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana
Week 15 · W 31-3 · Conference game
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
83.3 takeover
117 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.
#2
vs UL Monroe
Week 10 · W 28-23 · Conference game
109
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 21.6 usage.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 6 · W 19-17 · Conference game
131
Scrimmage Yards
81.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
131 scrimmage yards and 45.6 usage.
#4
@ Georgia Tech
Week 13 · L 26-28 · Conference game
128
Scrimmage Yards
80.8 takeover
Loss with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#5
vs App State
Week 6 · W 52-37 · Conference game
110
Scrimmage Yards
74.4 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · NC State
757 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 25.2 usage
72.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · NC State
72.7
757 primary · 45.3 efficiency · 25.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Marshall
65.3
765 primary · 57.6 efficiency · 17.7 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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