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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Northwestern
Cam Porter
RB • 5'10" • 215 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Cam Porter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 79.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Cam Porter built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Cam Porter's career was his backfield work: 1,907...
Read the storyCam Porter, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern. Cam Porter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 79.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,332
- Rushing yards
- 1,907
- Receiving yards
- 425
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Cam Porter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,332
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 160 scrimmage yards · RB 399th (top 55%) · Big Ten 157th (top 46%) · National 1,174th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 6 | 125 | 98 | 27 | 1 | 52.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 264 | 234 | 30 | 4 | 52.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 336 | 286 | 50 | 2 | 37.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 722 | 618 | 104 | 5 | 71.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 675 | 501 | 174 | 6 | 70.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 160 | 137 | 23 | 1 | 55.6 |
Related Context
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Cam Porter played RB for Northwestern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Cam Porter recorded 25 passing yards, 1,907 rushing yards, and 425 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northwestern paired 772 primary output with 39.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 79.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Illinois
Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
80
Efficiency
79.5
Usage
18.6
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
Western Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 46. Western Illinois: 114
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins114 · Games = 1 · +68 vs Losses
Losses46 · Games = 1 · -68 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Illinois
Best efficiency game
79.9 vs Tulane
Player Story
Cam Porter story
Cam Porter built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Cam Porter's career was his backfield work: 1,907 rushing yards, 477 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 425 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 25 passing yards, 425 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cam Porter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Northwestern
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 389 | 46.8 | 22.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 389 | 46.8 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -389 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 336 | 33.1 | 13.5 | 336 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 772 | 39.2 | 26.7 | 436 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 772 | 39.2 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 675 | 41.2 | 28.2 | -97 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 160 | 79.5 | 18.6 | -515 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 15 · W 28-10 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
145
Scrimmage Yards
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145 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#2
vs Duke
Week 2 · L 20-26
121
Scrimmage Yards
86.1 takeover
Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 23-15 · Conference game
104
Scrimmage Yards
85.9 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 2 · W 38-7
104
Scrimmage Yards
85.3 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#5
vs Western Illinois
Week 2 · W 42-7
114
Scrimmage Yards
82.7 takeover
Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
114 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
772 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 26.7 usage
71.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
71.2
772 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 26.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
70.8
675 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 28.2 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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