Running back, TCU (from Louisiana), 2020–⁠23

Emani Bailey

Lettered 2022–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 9
Height
5′9″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Denton, TX
Born
Nov 28, 2001

Emani Bailey played running back at Louisiana (2020–⁠21) and TCU (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

164rushing yards, career highvs. Colorado, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Baylor, 2023

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Louisiana10606.0025
2021Louisiana1026426.3835
2022TCU312508.1237
2023TCU2231,2095.4874
Career3662,1615.91874

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Louisiana1515310.2032
2022TCU7436.1016
2023TCU251847.4124
Career473808.1132

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Louisiana9RBYr 1
2021Louisiana9RBYr 2
2022TCU9RBYr 3
2023TCU9RBJr. (Yr 4)5′9″207

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
2020Louisiana110.22––2.4––
2021Louisiana1180.3491st (n=277)0.1640.016%0.32
2022TCU380.20––7.66%–
2023TCU2290.1853rd (n=450)0.1740.527%0.21

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.

Game by game

2023 TCU 12 games, 1,209 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.ColoradoL 42–⁠45141640–––
Sep 9vs.NichollsW 41–⁠6196701160
Sep 16atHoustonW 36–⁠132312613230
Sep 23vs.SMUW 34–⁠172512611110
Sep 30vs.West VirginiaL 21–⁠24195504250
Oct 7atIowa StateL 14–⁠272115202150
Oct 14vs.BYUW 44–⁠1113610170
Oct 21atKansas StateL 3–⁠41121000280
Nov 2atTexas TechL 28–⁠35195725360
Nov 11vs.TexasL 26–⁠2921981–––
Nov 18vs.BaylorW 42–⁠17165322190
Nov 24atOklahomaL 45–⁠692115014241
2022 TCU 9 games, 250 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atColoradoW 38–⁠133420–––
Sep 10vs.Tarleton StateW 59–⁠174471–––
Oct 1vs.OklahomaW 55–⁠2452401140
Oct 8atKansasW 38–⁠31–––210
Oct 22vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠28190130
Oct 29atWest VirginiaW 41–⁠311301–––
Nov 5vs.Texas TechW 34–⁠244310–––
Nov 26vs.Iowa StateW 62–⁠14115802230
Jan 9 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠65290120
2021 Louisiana 11 games, 642 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atTexasL 18–⁠3861402240
Sep 11vs.NichollsW 27–⁠245270–––
Sep 16vs.OhioW 49–⁠14118902150
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠205381290
Oct 2atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠187811–––
Oct 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠137341160
Oct 21atArkansas StateW 28–⁠274270–––
Nov 20atLibertyW 42–⁠14136011320
Nov 27vs.UL MonroeW 21–⁠16136112120
Dec 4vs.App StateW 24–⁠161411713290
Dec 18 ✦vs.MarshallW 36–⁠21179422260
2020 Louisiana 3 games, 60 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26vs.Georgia SouthernW 20–⁠183270–––
Oct 31atTexas StateW 44–⁠345280–––
Nov 14vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠10250–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′7⅜″
Weight202 lb
Arm length29⅞″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan70¾″W
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′8″
3-cone drill7.28 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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