Elijah Porter
Northern Illinois Huskies
51
Depth

Elijah Porter

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
RBOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Elijah Porter starting?

Elijah Porter is listed 2nd string at RB for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Redshirt sophomore · #24 · 5'11", 202 lbs

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Depth at RB · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 14570Telly Johnson Jr.Starter
  2. 22451Elijah PorterYou

Northern Illinois Starting Lineup

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Up next for Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois plays San José State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Ankeny Centennial, ranked #3,084 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 80 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 51 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,084 NatlTeam Share4%
Ankeny, IA
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
202 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025800

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#3084
High School
Ankeny Centennial
Hometown
Ankeny, IA

Why this rating?

On a 63-rated offense; 28th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 51.

Team offense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 28% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 1LUNLVYDS 113
CAR
21
YDS
113
AVG
5.4
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 31-24

Oct 24LHAWYDS 10
CAR
5
YDS
10
AVG
2.0
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 56-21

Oct 17LWYOYDS 18
CAR
4
YDS
18
AVG
4.5
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 41-23

Oct 10LAFAYDS 33
CAR
8
YDS
33
AVG
4.1
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 28-7

Sep 26LGASTYDS 20
CAR
4
YDS
10
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
20
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final L 35-14

Sep 20LARIZYDS 8
CAR
4
YDS
8
AVG
2.0
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
-5
AVG
-5.0
TD
0

Final L 42-17

Sep 12LILSTYDS 35
CAR
5
YDS
35
AVG
7.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
9
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final L 28-24

Sep 5LIOWAYDS 6
CAR
3
YDS
6
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 40-0

Elijah Porter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

80 rush yds · 0 TD · 2% of carries
Usage / Involvement13%
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