Players
Elijah Porter
RB · Northern Illinois
Elijah Porter
RB · #24 · Northern Illinois
Profile
- Measurements
- 5'11" · 202 lb
- Seasons
- 3
- Recruiting
- No record matched
- Class rank
- —
- Hometown
- Ankeny, IA
- School
- No record matched
Returning player.
Career
24 Car · 129 Rush yds · 1 TD · 5.4 Rush avg · 4 Rec · 71 Rec yds · 17.8 Rec avg
On a roster 2024–2026. Statistics held for 2025–2026 (2 of 3 seasons).
2026
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
12 Car · 49 Rush yds · 1 TD · 4.1 Rush avg · 3 Rec · 4 Rec yds · 1.3 Rec avg
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–42 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | L 24–28 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Wk | Opponent | Result | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–42 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | L 24–28 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
12 Car · 80 Rush yds · 0 TD · 6.7 Rush avg · 1 Rec · 67 Rec yds · 67.0 Rec avg
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | vs Kent State | L 31–35 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | vs Western Michigan | L 19–35 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | @ Massachusetts | W 45–3 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | @ Toledo | L 3–42 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
Receiving
| Wk | Opponent | Result | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | @ Massachusetts | W 45–3 | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 1 | 67 |
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | vs Kent State | L 31–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | vs San Diego State | L 3–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | vs Holy Cross | W 19–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Wk | Opponent | Result | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | vs Kent State | L 31–35 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | @ Ohio | L 21–48 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 10–16 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
2024
We hold no 2024 statistics for this player.