Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2025UTSA
RB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Saint Rose, LA, USA
John Emery Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 10.4 efficiency.
Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · LSU
Snapshot
Player Story
John Emery Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a running back from Saint Rose, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with LSU and UTSA. The clearest part of John Emery Jr.'s career was his backfield...
Read the storyJohn Emery Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · LSU. John Emery Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 10.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | LSU | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 242 | 182 | 60 | 3 | 36 |
| 2020 Regular Season | LSU | 9 | 427 | 354 | 73 | 2 | 58.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | LSU | 11 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 67.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 451 | 325 | 126 | 7 | 67.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 178 | 120 | 58 | 1 | 37.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 71 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 59 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
John Emery Jr. played RB for LSU and UTSA. Across 7 tracked seasons, John Emery Jr. recorded 1,104 rushing yards, 330 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with LSU.
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.
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Games
1
Scrimmage Yards / G
4
Efficiency
10.4
Usage
8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
10.4 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/11 | vs Rice | W 61-13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Player Story
John Emery Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a running back from Saint Rose, LA wearing No. 14, spending time with LSU and UTSA. The clearest part of John Emery Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,104 rushing yards, 225 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 330 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 330 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Emery Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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LSU
2019-2024
Opening stop
UTSA
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | LSU | 248 | 40 | 7.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 248 | 40 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | LSU | 427 | 46.4 | 16.7 | 179 |
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | -427 |
| 2022 Postseason | LSU | 506 | 52.8 | 13.7 | 506 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 506 | 52.8 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 178 | 49.8 | 6.6 | -328 |
| 2024 Regular Season | LSU | 71 | 65 | 20 | -107 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTSA | 4 | 10.4 | 8 | -67 |
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 5 · W 41-7 · Conference game
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
100 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.
#2
vs Auburn
Week 7 · W 48-18 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#3
vs Alabama
Week 14 · L 17-55 · Conference game
86
Scrimmage Yards
74.9 takeover
Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
#4
vs USC
Week 1 · L 20-27
71
Scrimmage Yards
74 takeover
Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#5
@ Auburn
Week 5 · W 21-17 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
71.3 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 15.3 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · LSU
506 primary output · 52.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage
67.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · LSU
67.5
506 primary · 52.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · LSU
59
71 primary · 65 efficiency · 20 usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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