Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/20Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (5.0%).
Jordan Nettles
Jordan Nettles: RB · Northern Illinois · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jordan Nettles
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Northern Illinois. A game that shows it: 71 rushing yards against Akron — Week 9, 2019.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 67 | 274 | 4.1 | 0 | 34 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 61 | 217 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 128 | 491 | 3.8 | 0 | 34 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Illinois State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-44@ Nebraska | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-24@ Vanderbilt | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 71 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs Western Michigan | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 67 | 274 | 4.1 | 0 | 34 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2019
L 8-44
at Nebraska
43 rush yds (9 car) · 1 rec · 10 yds
With R. Bowers — 248 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 22.3 · M. Ference — -7 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Jordan Nettles run for 34 yds to the Vandy 41 for a
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.40Ross Bowers pass complete to Jordan Nettles for a loss of 7 yards to the Vandy 48
- Week 9 · Akron · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Jordan Nettles run for 21 yds to the Akron 32 for a
- Week 6 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.76Jordan Nettles run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoIll 49
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.76Jordan Nettles run for a loss of 5 yards to the NoIll 32
- Week 3 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.71Jordan Nettles run for 22 yds to the Neb 39 for a
4 more plays
- Week 14 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −1.64Jordan Nettles run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 41
- Week 14 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +1.63Jordan Nettles run for 26 yds to the WMich 5 for a
- Week 14 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.63Jordan Nettles run for 4 yds to the WMich 27 NORTHERNIL Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the WMich 37
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.61Jordan Nettles run for 3 yds to the NoIll 28 for a VANDERBILT Penalty, personal foul (Dayo Odeyingbo) to the NoIll 43 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
67 of 67 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
34%67 carriesFumble rate
1.5%1 of 67 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds25%of carries
17 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds27%of carries
18 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
9 carries
4.1 yds/carry on 67 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 34% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 22.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 23.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 23.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 22.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
67 carries and 4 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Northern Illinois
- 2021 Northern Illinois HammockYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Northern Illinois HammockYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Northern Illinois HammockYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 Northern Illinois CareyYear 1 · 11 games
- High school RomeovilleRomeoville, IL · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 2,181 in the 2017 class. Signed with Northern Illinois.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 491 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2017
- Signed with Northern IllinoisThree-star, out of Romeoville
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.