Usage Score
2.9
Player Dossier
2024-2025Northern Illinois
Elijah Porter
RB • 5'11" • 202 lbs • Ankeny, IA, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Elijah Porter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 78.3 efficiency.
Efficiency
78.3
Consistency
25.2
Season Value
50.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Elijah Porter, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Elijah Porter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 78.3 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 147 primary output with 78.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 78.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
18.4
Efficiency
78.3
Usage
2.9
Consistency
25.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. San Diego State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Toledo: 21. Massachusetts: 94. Western Michigan: 18. Kent State: 14
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 2 by 93.8. Massachusetts: 6 by 83.8. Western Michigan: 3 by 62.5. Kent State: 2 by 72.9
Split Comparison
Losses8.8 · n=6
First Half0 · n=4 · -36.8 vs Second Half
Second Half36.8 · n=4 · +36.8 vs First Half
All Games18.4 · n=8
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
93.8 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Kent State | L 31-35 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Wed 11/19 | vs Western Michigan | L 19-35 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Massachusetts | W 45-3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 15.7 |
| Thu 11/6 | @ Toledo | L 3-42 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | — | — | 10.5 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio | L 21-48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 10-16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San Diego State | L 3-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Northern Illinois
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 147 | 78.3 | 2.9 | 147 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Massachusetts
Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
94
Primary metric
94 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.
#2
Toledo
21
Primary metric
Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 4.3 usage.
#3
Kent State
14
Primary metric
Loss with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
14 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#4
Western Michigan
18
Primary metric
Loss with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
18 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.
#5
Ohio
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
147 primary output · 78.3 efficiency · 2.9 usage
50.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
147
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.