Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23@ Tulane | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Western Illinois | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Total | 18 | 137 | 7.7 | 1 | 43 |
#4
Cam Porter
Senior running back for Northwestern. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Cincinnati, OH
CFB Index 49 · #136 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Northwestern for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
137
rushing yards · 2025
1 TD · 7.6 per carry · 3 catches
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 91 rush yds, 1 TD, 23 rec yds, vs Western Illinois
Swing playSwung Northwestern from 53% to 77% to win.Northwestern at Michigan State · 29-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Northwestern. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearCam Porter
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Cam Porter has played for two head coaches in five seasons at Northwestern. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 91 rush yds, 23 rec yds against Western Illinois, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 95 yds vs Purdue.Purdue · W 23-152023
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2020)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
2023Northwestern8-5HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2024Northwestern4-8HC: David Braun · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (99th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 68.5 YDS/g, 7.7 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 18 | 137 | 7.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 126 | 501 | 4.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 166 | 651 | 3.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 87 | 286 | 3.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 80 | 332 | 4.2 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 477 | 1,907 | 4.0 | 18 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 23 | 174 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 21 | 121 | 5.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 425 | 6.7 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +4.38Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick)
- Week 1 · Tulane · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.11Cam Porter run for 25 yds to the NU 45 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.12Cam Porter run for 9 yds to the WIU 42
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA -0.89Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.87Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49
- Week 1 · Tulane · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.75Cam Porter run for 8 yds to the TULN 35
- Week 1 · Tulane · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.59Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the NU 26
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.57Cam Porter run for 14 yds to the WIU 6
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.46Cam Porter run for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 7
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.37Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the NU 36
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 88% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Toa Taua’s 2022 season.
77%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Toa on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Height
Differs from Toa on
Total rush EPA (college ability) (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to LJ Johnson Jr.’s path through California.
98%match
Matches LJ on
Height
Weight
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen John's senior season at Massachusetts (2024).
80%match
Matches Jalen on
Yards / reception
Receiving share
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Cam Porter
The backfield · Northwestern
- #5Caleb Komolafe941 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Gavin Sawchuk486 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Joseph Himon II486 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Cam Porter137 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Mar'Kel Porter93 rushing yards · 2025
5 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology