Mar'Kel Porter
Transferred from BGSU
93 2025 rush yards
2 2025 total TDs
6% Team touch share
3 Explosive plays
12 Career games (2 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Carries | Rush yds | YPC | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 12 | 2 | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 7 | 70 | 2 |
2025 Percentile vs RBs
Rush yards per game 7.8 16
Yards per carry 3.0 7
Receiving yards per game 5.8 50
Total TDs 2 36
Around Mar'Kel
Projected 2026 starters · 2025 productionThe situation
Northwestern 2025 offense ›Explosive play rate 9.7% 21
Red zone TD rate 55.0% 4
Line yards per carry 2.6 63
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 81
2025 Game log
with Bowling Green| Week | Opponent | Carries | Rushing yards | Rushing TDs | Targets | Receptions | Receiving yards | Receiving TDs | RZ opps | Touch share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Lafayette Leopards | 2 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| W2 | @ CIN | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 31 | — | 3 | |
| W4 | @ LOU | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| W5 | @ OHIO | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | |
| W7 | TOL | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| W8 | CMU | 1 | -2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| W9 | @ KENT | 3 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 0 | |
| W10 | BUFF | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | 0 | |
| W11 | @ EMU | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | 2 | |
| W14 | @ MASS | 7 | 33 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
Recruiting
2024 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2024 board
#2181 Greg Burrell RB · Desert Pines UNLV
#2181 Kerry Williams II CB · South Oak Cliff UNT
#2184
Mar'Kel Porter RB · Lancaster BGSU
Mar'Kel Porter RB · Lancaster BGSURBs in the class
#150 Fred Robertson Warren Easton LT
#151 Greg Burrell Desert Pines UNLV
#152
Mar'Kel Porter Lancaster BGSU
Mar'Kel Porter Lancaster BGSU#153 BJ Blake Germantown
2025 · 16th pctile of RBs Recruit · 31th pctile of class
Northwestern
Bowling Green
@ CIN
@ LOU
@ OHIO
TOL
CMU
@ KENT
BUFF
@ EMU
@ MASS