Jaiduan Cranford

RB · #20 · Northern Illinois · FR · 5'9" · 190 · Metamora, IL

67 2026 rush yards
0 2026 total TDs
3% Team touch share
2 Explosive plays
5 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Northern Illinois519 67 7.4 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 13.4 21
Yards per carry 7.4 93
Total TDs 0 0

Around Jaiduan

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jalen Macon QB · 20 pass yds · 5g
RB Telly Johnson Jr. RB · 439 rush yds · 6g
WR-X La'Don Bryant WR · 286 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z George Dimopoulos WR · 97 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL DeAree Rogers WR · 422 rec yds · 6g
TE Jason Fowler TE · 25 rec yds · 5g

The situation

Northern Illinois 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.9% 37
Red zone TD rate 50.0% 3
Line yards per carry 1.8 7
Sack rate allowed 10.4% 7

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ IOWA2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
W2Illinois State Redbirds2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
W3 @ ARIZ1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W4 @ GAST3 43 0 0 0 0 0 0
W7 @ WYO1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board
#1708 Jiwaun Brock WR · Covington
#1708 Matthew Jones LB · The Haverford School
#1754 Jaiduan Cranford RB · Metamora NIU
#1806 Jeremy Garner II CB · Iowa Colony VAN
#1806 Ta'a Malu DL · Annie Wright WASH
RBs in the class
#102 Celley Davis Houston KENN
#106 Lawrence Autry Collierville WVU
#107 Jaiduan Cranford Metamora NIU
#109 Meliq McGowan Stratford ECU
#109 Tremayne Hill Katy WSU
2026 · 21th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 44th pctile of class