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Player Dossier
2022-2025Nebraska
Emmett Johnson
RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Minneapolis, MN, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Emmett Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 61.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Emmett Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 21, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Emmett Johnson's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 161
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Emmett Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska. Emmett Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 61.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,149
- Rushing yards
- 2,460
- Receiving yards
- 689
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Emmett Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,149
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Kingwood · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 21 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,821 scrimmage yards · RB 2nd (top 1%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 10 | 457 | 411 | 46 | 2 | 47.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 12 | 99 | 75 | 24 | 1 | 57.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 772 | 523 | 249 | 2 | 57.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 1,821 | 1,451 | 370 | 15 | 84.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nebraska to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 75 | Dec 9, 2024 |
Emmett Johnson played RB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Emmett Johnson recorded 2,460 rushing yards, 689 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 1,821 primary output with 61.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 61.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
151.8
Efficiency
61.6
Usage
46.4
Consistency
76.3
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 135. Akron: 147. Houston Christian: 85. Michigan: 97. Michigan State: 120. Maryland: 196. Minnesota: 100. Northwestern: 139. USC: 180. UCLA: 232. Penn State: 151. Iowa: 239
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 32 by 44.6. Akron: 16 by 88.3. Houston Christian: 15 by 61.1. Michigan: 24 by 38.2. Michigan State: 19 by 66.2. Maryland: 23 by 85.5. Minnesota: 19 by 50.1. Northwestern: 29 by 48.7. USC: 31 by 59.8. UCLA: 31 by 60. Penn State: 27 by 57.2. Iowa: 31 by 78.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins150.6 · Games = 7 · -2.8 vs Losses
Losses153.4 · Games = 5 · +2.8 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
Iowa
Best efficiency game
88.3 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Iowa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 16-40 | 29 | 217 | 7.50 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7.7 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Penn State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 10-37 | 19 | 103 | 5.40 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 5.6 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-21 | 28 | 129 | 4.60 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 7.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-21 | 29 | 165 | 5.70 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Northwestern100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 28-21 | 27 | 124 | 4.60 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Minnesota | L 6-24 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Maryland100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-31 | 21 | 176 | 8.40 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8.5 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Michigan State2+ TD | W 38-27 | 13 | 83 | 6.40 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Michigan | L 27-30 | 19 | 65 | 3.40 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 4.0 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Houston Christian2+ TD | W 59-7 | 13 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Akron100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 68-0 | 14 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9.2 |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Cincinnati100 rush yards | W 20-17 | 25 | 108 | 4.30 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 4.2 |
Player Story
Emmett Johnson story
Emmett Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 21, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Emmett Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,460 rushing yards, 458 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 689 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 689 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 39 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Emmett Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 457 | 46.9 | 19.3 | 457 |
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 871 | 54.1 | 22.8 | 414 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 871 | 54.1 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1,821 | 61.6 | 46.4 | 950 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 13 · W 44-25 · Conference game
Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
198
Scrimmage Yards
93.9 takeover
198 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.
#2
vs No. 12 Iowa
Week 14 · L 16-40 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
239
Scrimmage Yards
93 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
239 scrimmage yards and 68.9 usage.
#3
@ No. 75 Maryland
Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game
196
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#4
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 11 · W 28-21 · Conference game
232
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
232 scrimmage yards and 59.6 usage.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 11 · L 10-13 · Conference game
93
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
1,821 primary output · 61.6 efficiency · 46.4 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Nebraska
57.6
871 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 22.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Nebraska
57.6
871 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 22.8 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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