#7
Northwestern · 2026

Mar'Kel Porter

RBSophomore5' 11", 215 lbsLancaster, TX
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
2025 charting · Bowling Green

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Porter’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
4 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-3.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.2
49 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-13
of 36 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

88% comp-3.2 avg. depth12.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (75%), 3 caught (100%), 29 yds, 9.7 per target3100% · 29yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction16 carries

Left
19%
3.0 YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
69%
4.1 YPC · 45% succ.
Right
13%
7.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-1———————
2025Bowling Green#113 · 4-81115%31933.0225.8%
2024Bowling Green#68 · 7-623%4112.800.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mar'Kel Porter's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Mar'Kel Porter'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

5.5 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 at Cincinnati (Week 2)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1LafayetteW 26–7—2105.016·····
2@CincinnatiL 20–346.4691.51423115.5022
3LibertyW 23–13—no stats recorded
4@LouisvilleL 17–40—133.003·····
5@OhioL 20–35—111.001133.003
7ToledoW 28–23—341.303·····
8Central MichiganL 6–27—1-2-2.000·····
9@Kent StateL 21–245.73248.0014177.007
10BuffaloL 3–285.3263.0042115.506
11@Eastern MichiganL 21–275.0551.00311818.0018
13AkronL 16–19—··········
14@MassachusettsW 45–145.17334.7011·····
2025 · 11 games5.531933.021477010.0022

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Mar'Kel Porter hasn't recorded any stats yet this season.

Position Room

8 RBs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
5Caleb KomolafeRBJR754015.3411+0.18
Gavin SawchukRB412095.101-0.04
6Joseph Himon IIRBSR3034611.535+0.53
22Daniel AndersonRBFR61830—-0.26
12Marcus RomainRBFR451.30—-0.33
36Sean Morris IIRBFR21050—+0.11
41Robby PreckelRBSO11101-1.97
7Mar'Kel PorterRBSO——————

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. Northwestern depth chart →