
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 7 | — |
| Success rate | 71.4% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 28.6% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 14.3% | — |
| First downs | 2 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 0 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Jaiduan Cranford's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 9 | — |
| Yards | 67 | 552nd / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 7.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 26 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Iowa | — | 55 | ~10 (2–19) | 2 | 18% |
| Wk 2 · Illinois State | — | 65 | ~7 (2–14) | 2 | 11% |
| Wk 3 · Arizona | — | 67 | ~7 (2–14) | 1 | 10% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia State | ✓ RB | 73 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | 14% |
| Wk 7 · Wyoming | — | 73 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | 7% |
| Season | 1 GS | 376 | 39 (22–93) | 9 | 10% |
6 RBs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Telly Johnson Jr. | RB | JR | 81 | 439 | 5.4 | 4 | 11 | +0.15 |
| 24 | Elijah Porter | RB | SO | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 1 | 5 | -0.27 |
| 20 | Jaiduan Cranford | RB | FR | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | — | +0.38 |
| Triston White | RB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.30 | ||
| 30 | Da'sean Howard | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Reginald Craig | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →