Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Northwestern
Corey Acker
RB • 5'9" • 188 lbs • Ballston Lake, NY, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Corey Acker leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 70.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
8
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Illinois
Corey Acker, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Northwestern. Corey Acker leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 70.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 116
- Rushing yards
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Corey Acker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Eastern Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 36 scrimmage yards · RB 508th (top 84%) · Big Ten 180th (top 69%) · National 1,810th (top 75%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 7 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 31.7 |
Related Context
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Corey Acker played RB for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Corey Acker recorded 116 rushing yards, 13 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Northwestern paired 82 primary output with 91.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 70.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
5.1
Efficiency
70.9
Usage
0.9
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 0. Minnesota: 24. Illinois: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins6 · Games = 6 · +6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
100 vs Minnesota
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Northwestern | 82 | 91.1 | 6.1 | 82 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 82 | 91.1 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | -2 | 10.4 | 1.5 | -84 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | -2 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 36 | 70.9 | 0.9 | 38 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Illinois
Week 2 · W 41-0
Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
71.8 takeover
57 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 12 · W 39-0 · Conference game
24
Scrimmage Yards
68.2 takeover
Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
24 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
#3
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 6-45 · Postseason
25
Scrimmage Yards
48.5 takeover
Loss with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
25 scrimmage yards and 5.9 usage.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 11 · W 45-17 · Conference game
2
Scrimmage Yards
41.6 takeover
Win with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
2 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 13 · W 42-7 · Conference game
12
Scrimmage Yards
35.3 takeover
Win with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
12 scrimmage yards and 5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Northwestern
82 primary output · 91.1 efficiency · 6.1 usage
69.7
#2
2015 Regular Season · Northwestern
69.7
82 primary · 91.1 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
31.7
36 primary · 70.9 efficiency · 0.9 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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