Player Dossier

2022-2025

Nebraska

Emmett Johnson

RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Minneapolis, MN, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Emmett Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 61.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

46.4

Efficiency

61.6

Consistency

76.3

Season Value

70.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Scouting Read

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Emmett Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska. Emmett Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 61.6 efficiency.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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. Unknown: 85. Michigan: 97. Michigan State: 120. Maryland: 196. Minnesota: 100. Northwestern: 139. USC: 180. UCLA: 232. Penn State: 151. Iowa: 239

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 32 by 44.6. Akron: 16 by 88.3. Unknown: 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.

Wins161.5 · Games = 6 · +8.1 vs Losses
Losses153.4 · Games = 5 · -8.1 vs Wins
First Half130 · Games = 6 · -43.5 vs Second Half
Second Half173.5 · Games = 6 · +43.5 vs First Half

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 11/28vs Iowa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 16-40292177.5012227.7
Sun 11/23@ Penn State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 10-37191035.4008485.6
Sun 11/9@ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 28-21281294.60131037.5
Sat 11/1vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 17-21291655.7012155.8
Sat 10/25vs Northwestern100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 28-21271244.6022154.8
Sat 10/18@ MinnesotaL 6-2414634.5005375.3
Sat 10/11@ Maryland100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 34-31211768.4002208.5
Sat 10/4vs Michigan State2+ TDW 38-2713836.4036376.3
Sat 9/20vs MichiganL 27-3019653.4005324.0
Sat 9/13vs Unknown2+ TD137862275.7
Sat 9/6vs Akron100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 68-014140102279.2
Fri 8/29@ Cincinnati100 rush yardsW 20-17251084.3007274.2

Career Arc

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

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    Nebraska

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska45746.919.3457
2024 PostseasonNebraska87154.122.8414
2024 Regular SeasonNebraska87154.122.80
2025 Regular SeasonNebraska1,82161.646.4950

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

239

Primary metric

239 scrimmage yards and 68.9 usage.

#2

Wisconsin

198

Primary metric

Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

198 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.

#3

UCLA

232

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

232 scrimmage yards and 59.6 usage.

#4

Maryland

196

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

196 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.

#5

USC

180

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

180 scrimmage yards and 56.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Nebraska

1,821 primary output · 61.6 efficiency · 46.4 usage

70.8

#2

2024 Postseason · Nebraska

46.9

871 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 22.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

46.9

871 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 22.8 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.83

Kingwood · Humble, TX

Committed To
UTSA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

3,149

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.