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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
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesfirst
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
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