Usage / Role
5%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2024-2025Northern Illinois
RB • 5'11" • 202 lbs • Ankeny, IA, USA
Elijah Porter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 78.3 efficiency.
Usage / Role
5%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a back
Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Snapshot
Elijah Porter, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Elijah Porter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 78.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 147 | 80 | 67 | 1 | 53 |
Related Context
Elijah Porter played RB for Northern Illinois. Across 2 tracked seasons, Elijah Porter recorded 80 rushing yards, 67 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northern Illinois.
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.
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Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
18.4
Efficiency
78.3
Usage
2.9
Consistency
25.2
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 0. San Diego State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Toledo: 21. Massachusetts: 94. Western Michigan: 18. Kent State: 14
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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
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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 Holy Cross | W 19-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Northern Illinois
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 147 | 78.3 | 2.9 | 147 |
#1 Featured game
@ No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 12 · W 45-3 · Conference game
Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
94
Scrimmage Yards
70.6 takeover
94 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.
#2
@ No. 48 Toledo
Week 11 · L 3-42 · Conference game
21
Scrimmage Yards
42.8 takeover
Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 4.3 usage.
#3
vs No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 13 · L 19-35 · Conference game
18
Scrimmage Yards
33 takeover
Loss with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
18 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.
#4
vs No. 130 Kent State
Week 14 · L 31-35 · Conference game
14
Scrimmage Yards
32.3 takeover
Loss with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
14 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#5
@ No. 84 Ohio
Week 8 · L 21-48 · Conference game
0
Scrimmage Yards
0 takeover
Loss with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
147 primary output · 78.3 efficiency · 2.9 usage
53
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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