Running back, California (from UTEP), 2024–⁠26

Ashten Emory

Number
No. 20
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Ashten Emory plays running back for California, after UTEP (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Wake Forest: 12 carries, 56 yards; 3 catches, 1 yard. Emory leads California in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

205 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 12 carries, 56 yards; 3 catches, 1 yard vs. Wake Forest, L 7–⁠41

Next game: at SMU, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 6UCLA
  2. 1@SYR
  3. 17WAG
  4. 31CLEM
  5. 48@UNLV
  6. 46VT
  7. 56WAKE

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

181rushing yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UT Martin, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024UTEP6233.809
2025UTEP1195694.8456
2026California592053.5420
Career1847974.3856

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024UTEP2126.006
2025UTEP161036.4221
2026California12685.7015
Career301836.1221

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024UTEP20RBYr 1
2025UTEP20RBYr 2
2026California20RBSo. (Yr 3)5′11″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024UTEP8-0.28––-2.2––
2025UTEP1340.1358th (n=576)0.1017.017%0.07
2026California80-0.0321st (n=478)0.10-2.416%0.11

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025UTEP38%2.400.700.2024%
2026California42%2.300.900.4027%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 California 7 games, 205 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.UCLAL 24–⁠45160–––
Sep 12atSyracuseW 21–⁠18210–––
Sep 19vs.WagnerW 49–⁠761711150
Sep 25vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠2473102110
Oct 3atUNLVL 31–⁠39124812110
Oct 10vs.Virginia TechW 25–⁠20194624300
Oct 17vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠4112560310
2025 UTEP 12 games, 569 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atUtah StateL 16–⁠286311190
Sep 6vs.UT MartinW 42–⁠17103612202
Sep 13atTexasL 10–⁠2711504120
Sep 20vs.UL MonroeL 25–⁠316190–––
Sep 27vs.Louisiana TechL 11–⁠30115001100
Oct 8vs.LibertyL 8–⁠19100–––
Oct 15vs.Sam HoustonW 35–⁠17159612220
Oct 28atKennesaw StateL 20–⁠3310300260
Nov 8vs.Jacksonville StateL 27–⁠3010370150
Nov 15atMissouri StateL 24–⁠389550–––
Nov 22vs.New Mexico StateL 31–⁠341818112110
Nov 29atDelawareL 31–⁠6112290180
2024 UTEP 1 game, 23 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 9vs.Kennesaw StateW 43–⁠3562302120

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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