Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023TCU
Emani Bailey
RB • 5'9" • 207 lbs • Denton, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Emani Bailey leans workhorse runner traits and 57 efficiency.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Emani Bailey built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a running back from Denton, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Louisiana and TCU. The clearest part of Emani Bailey's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Emani Bailey, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · TCU. Emani Bailey leans workhorse runner traits and 57 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,541
- Rushing yards
- 2,161
- Receiving yards
- 380
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Emani Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,541
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ryan · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Ryan · 45 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,393 scrimmage yards · RB 21st (top 3%) · Big 12 7th (top 3%) · National 26th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 3 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisiana | 11 | 120 | 94 | 26 | 2 | 60.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana | 11 | 675 | 548 | 127 | 6 | 60.6 |
| 2022 Postseason | TCU | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | TCU | 9 | 282 | 241 | 41 | 2 | 43.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | TCU | 12 | 1,393 | 1,209 | 184 | 9 | 82.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Emani Bailey played RB for Louisiana and TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Emani Bailey recorded 2,161 rushing yards, 380 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
TCU paired 1,393 primary output with 57 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisiana, TCU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · TCU
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
116.1
Efficiency
57
Usage
34.3
Consistency
74.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 164. Nicholls: 83. Houston: 149. SMU: 137. West Virginia: 80. Iowa State: 167. BYU: 68. Kansas State: 108. Texas Tech: 93. Texas: 98. Baylor: 72. Oklahoma: 174
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 14 by 98.8. Nicholls: 20 by 39.3. Houston: 26 by 58.1. SMU: 26 by 53.5. West Virginia: 23 by 32.6. Iowa State: 23 by 75.5. BYU: 14 by 49.6. Kansas State: 14 by 82.1. Texas Tech: 24 by 34.9. Texas: 21 by 48.6. Baylor: 18 by 37.4. Oklahoma: 25 by 73.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins101.8 · Games = 5 · -24.5 vs Losses
Losses126.3 · Games = 7 · +24.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
98.8 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | @ Oklahoma100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 45-69 | 21 | 150 | 7.10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 7.0 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Baylor2+ TD | W 42-17 | 16 | 53 | 3.30 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Texas | L 26-29 | 21 | 98 | 4.70 | 1 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Texas Tech2+ TD | L 28-35 | 19 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Kansas State100 rush yards | L 3-41 | 12 | 100 | 8.30 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs BYU | W 44-11 | 13 | 61 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.9 |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Iowa State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 14-27 | 21 | 152 | 7.20 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.3 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs West Virginia | L 21-24 | 19 | 55 | 2.90 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs SMU100 rush yards | W 34-17 | 25 | 126 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5.3 |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Houston100 rush yards | W 36-13 | 23 | 126 | 5.50 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 5.7 |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Nicholls | W 41-6 | 19 | 67 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Colorado100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 42-45 | 14 | 164 | 11.70 | 0 | — | — | 11.7 |
Player Story
Emani Bailey story
Emani Bailey built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a running back from Denton, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Louisiana and TCU. The clearest part of Emani Bailey's career was his backfield work: 2,161 rushing yards, 366 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 380 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with TCU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 380 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana and TCU.
The arc is straightforward: Emani Bailey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Louisiana
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
TCU
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 60 | 57.3 | 5.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisiana | 795 | 65.6 | 18.4 | 735 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana | 795 | 65.6 | 18.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | TCU | 293 | 68.6 | 7.3 | -502 |
| 2022 Regular Season | TCU | 293 | 68.6 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | TCU | 1,393 | 57 | 34.3 | 1,100 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma
Week 13 · L 45-69 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
174
Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
174 scrimmage yards and 41 usage.
#2
vs App State
Week 14 · W 24-16 · Conference game
146
Scrimmage Yards
90.9 takeover
Win with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
146 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 6 · L 14-27 · Conference game
167
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
167 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 1 · L 42-45
164
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
Loss with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
164 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.
#5
@ Houston
Week 3 · W 36-13 · Conference game
149
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
149 scrimmage yards and 34.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · TCU
1,393 primary output · 57 efficiency · 34.3 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Louisiana
60.6
795 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 18.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Louisiana
60.6
795 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 18.4 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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