Player Dossier

2015-2019

Rice

Emmanuel Esukpa

RB • 5'11" • 225 lbs • Grand Prairie, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Emmanuel Esukpa leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.3 efficiency.

Usage Score

11.7

Efficiency

37.3

Consistency

44.9

Season Value

34.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Rice • BYU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Emmanuel Esukpa, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Rice. Emmanuel Esukpa leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.3 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Rice paired 298 primary output with 51.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 37.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, BYU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · BYU

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

28.9

Efficiency

37.3

Usage

11.7

Consistency

44.9

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Tennessee: 17. USC: 20. Washington: 55. Toledo: 61. South Florida: 43. Utah State: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 1 by 0. Tennessee: 3 by 59. USC: 7 by 26.5. Washington: 10 by 56.9. Toledo: 12 by 53. South Florida: 13 by 34.5. Utah State: 2 by 31.3

Split Comparison

Wins14.3 · n=3 · -25.4 vs Losses
Losses39.8 · n=4 · +25.4 vs Wins
First Half23 · n=4 · -13.7 vs Second Half
Second Half36.7 · n=3 · +13.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

59 vs Tennessee

Result
Wed 12/25vs Hawai'iL 34-3810000
Sun 11/3@ Utah StateW 42-1426303
Sat 10/12@ South FloridaL 23-2713433.3003.3
Sat 9/28@ ToledoL 21-2812615.1015.1
Sat 9/21vs WashingtonL 19-459495.401165.5
Sat 9/14vs USCW 30-276142.300162.9
Sat 9/7@ TennesseeW 29-263175.7005.7

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rice

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    BYU

    2019

    Final stop

Season Progression

201520162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonRice0
2016 Regular SeasonRice5633.35.556
2017 Regular SeasonRice29851.913.8242
2018 Regular SeasonRice46135.527.5163
2019 PostseasonBYU20237.311.7-259
2019 Regular SeasonBYU20237.311.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game driven by a workhorse rushing load.

173

Primary metric

173 scrimmage yards and 51.6 usage.

#2

Army

56

Primary metric

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.

#3

Toledo

61

Primary metric

Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 23.5 usage.

#4

Southern Miss

24

Primary metric

Loss with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 6.6 usage.

#5

UTSA

49

Primary metric

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 17 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Rice

298 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 13.8 usage

51.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · Rice

48.3

461 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 27.5 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · BYU

34.3

202 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7797

Mansfield · Mansfield, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,017

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Emmanuel Esukpa quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
968