Player Dossier

2019-2025

LSU

John Emery Jr.

RB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Saint Rose, LA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

John Emery Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 10.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

8

Efficiency

10.4

Consistency

100

Season Value

29.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
LSU • UTSA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

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.

John Emery Jr., RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · LSU. John Emery Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 10.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

LSU paired 506 primary output with 52.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 10.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, UTSA.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with 4 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · UTSA

Games

1

Scrimmage Yards / G

4

Efficiency

10.4

Usage

8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

10.4 vs Rice

Result
Sat 10/11vs RiceW 61-1344101

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    LSU

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTSA

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920192020202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonLSU248407.1
2019 Regular SeasonLSU248407.10
2020 Regular SeasonLSU42746.416.7179
2021 Regular SeasonLSU0-427
2022 PostseasonLSU50652.813.7506
2022 Regular SeasonLSU50652.813.70
2023 Regular SeasonLSU17849.86.6-328
2024 Regular SeasonLSU716520-107
2025 Regular SeasonUTSA410.48-67

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100

Primary metric

100 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.

#2

Auburn

91

Primary metric

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

#3

Alabama

86

Primary metric

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#4

Auburn

81

Primary metric

Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 15.3 usage.

#5

USC

71

Primary metric

Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

71 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Postseason · LSU

506 primary output · 52.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage

61.1

#2

2022 Regular Season · LSU

61.1

506 primary · 52.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · LSU

53.1

427 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 16.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9929

Destrehan · Destrehan, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

1,434

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 39 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

John Emery Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
9
Career rushing yards
1,104