#25

Clint Ratkovich

Senior running back for Northern Illinois. 2021: 461 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 15 catches.

RB · Northern Illinois · Sr. · #25

6′1″ · 220 lb · Ewa Beach, HI

CFB Index 48 · #131 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceNorthern Illinois 2021 alumnus

The story

4 running back for Northern Illinois. 2021: 461 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 15 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Northern Illinois, 461 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202113 games

All-MACthird

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Northern Illinois

2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2021)

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

48Rotational starter #131 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (99th percentile). Strength: epa / carry (86th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (17th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#3 / 409 · 99th pct

13.7%

EPA / carry#57 / 409 · 86th pct

0.41

Success rate#136 / 409 · 67th pct

49.5%

Yards / carry#278 / 409 · 32nd pct

4.7

Explosive rate#338 / 409 · 17th pct

4.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#4 / 343 · 99th pct

Rush TDs#22 / 343 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#114 / 331 · 66th pct

124

Receptions#112 / 331 · 65th pct

Carries#159 / 343 · 53rd pct

104

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Rush yards#186 / 343 · 46th pct

461

Yards / carry#238 / 343 · 29th pct

4.4

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	45.4	7.5	1.0
Road6g	21.7	3.1	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	32.1	4.5	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	37.2	6.5	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rob Harley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #131 of 315 RBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Northern Illinois	104	461	4.4	13	--
Career		104	461	4.4	13	--

Season	Team
2021	Northern Illinois	15	124	8.3	2	--
Career		15	124	8.3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 41–14

vs Maine

38 rush yds (7 car)

Dominant 27-point win at home against Maine.

With R. Lombardi — 282 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.5 · 119 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD · M. Ference — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Western Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.94Clint Ratkovich run for 96 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)
Week 2 · Wyoming · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +3.78Clint Ratkovich run for 52 yds to the Wyom 4 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Maine · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Clint Ratkovich for 22 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)
Week 12 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q5 · EPA +2.70Clint Ratkovich run for 25 yds for a TD
Week 12 · Buffalo · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Clint Ratkovich run for 7 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)
Week 10 · Kent State · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.49Clint Ratkovich run for 5 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)
Week 11 · Ball State · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.30Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Clint Ratkovich for 5 yds to the NoIll 44 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Buffalo · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.22Clint Ratkovich run for 3 yds to the NoIll 47 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Wyoming · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Clint Ratkovich run for 3 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)
Week 5 · Eastern Michigan · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Clint Ratkovich run for 2 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 22-21@ Georgia Tech	7	13	1.9	0	4
Wk 2	L 43-50vs Wyoming	6	63	10.5	3	52	3 rushing TDs
Wk 3	L 10-63@ Michigan	3	18	6.0	0	12
Wk 4	W 41-14vs Maine	7	38	5.4	0	10
Wk 5	W 27-20vs Eastern Michigan	19	49	2.6	1	16
Wk 6	W 22-20@ Toledo	7	9	1.3	0	3
Wk 7	W 34-26vs Bowling Green	9	35	3.9	0	10
Wk 8	W 39-38@ Central Michigan	6	6	1.0	1	2
Wk 10	L 47-52@ Kent State	6	9	1.5	2	5
Wk 11	W 30-29vs Ball State	4	12	3.0	1	7
Wk 12	W 33-27@ Buffalo	11	75	6.8	2	25
Wk 13	L 21-42vs Western Michigan	4	97	24.3	1	96	Season-high 97 yds
Wk 14	W 41-23vs Kent State	9	24	2.7	1	7
Total		98	448	5.5	12	96