Receiver, NC State, 2017–⁠21

Emeka Emezie

Number
No. 86
Height
6′3″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Waxhaw, NC

Emeka Emezie played receiver at NC State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Clemson, 2021133receiving yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. North Carolina, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017NC State1316312.5126
2018NC State4654411.8467
2019NC State5657610.3237
2020NC State4773815.7555
2021NC State6080213.4664
Career2222,82312.71867

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017NC State430000
2018NC State110000
2019NC State210000
2020NC State110000
Career860000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017NC State86WRYr 1
2018NC State86WRYr 2
2019NC State86WRYr 3
2020NC State86WRYr 4
2021NC State86WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″212

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017NC State160.62––10.0–
2018NC State680.4637th (n=497)0.5330.98%
2019NC State1000.197th (n=499)0.5419.411%
2020NC State700.7579th (n=346)0.5552.38%
2021NC State810.4724th (n=410)0.6738.411%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 NC State 12 games, 60 catches, 802 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠0571039–
Sep 11atMississippi StateL 10–⁠24692038–
Sep 18vs.FurmanW 45–⁠7323010–
Sep 25vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠2114116117–
Oct 2vs.Louisiana TechW 34–⁠27467034–
Oct 16atBoston CollegeW 33–⁠728012–
Oct 23atMiamiL 30–⁠31375046–
Oct 30vs.LouisvilleW 28–⁠13591125–
Nov 6atFlorida StateW 28–⁠142706–
Nov 13atWake ForestL 42–⁠4510133228–
Nov 20vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠171707–
Nov 26vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠305112264–
2020 NC State 12 games, 47 catches, 738 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠421150155
Sep 26atVirginia TechL 24–⁠45429010–
Oct 3atPittsburghW 30–⁠297101235–
Oct 10atVirginiaW 38–⁠21354033–
Oct 17vs.DukeW 31–⁠20487036–
Oct 24atNorth CarolinaL 21–⁠48484142–
Nov 6vs.MiamiL 41–⁠44495034–
Nov 14vs.Florida StateW 38–⁠22450121–
Nov 21vs.LibertyW 15–⁠14155055–
Nov 28atSyracuseW 36–⁠29433126–
Dec 5vs.Georgia TechW 23–⁠13691022–
Jan 2 ✦vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠23544021–
2019 NC State 12 games, 56 catches, 576 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.East CarolinaW 34–⁠6770016–
Sep 7vs.Western CarolinaW 41–⁠0232016–
Sep 14atWest VirginiaL 27–⁠4412103017–
Sep 21vs.Ball StateW 34–⁠23447019–
Sep 28atFlorida StateL 13–⁠31329117–
Oct 10vs.SyracuseW 16–⁠10577037–
Oct 19atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠45222011–
Nov 2atWake ForestL 10–⁠44430015–
Nov 9vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠5542108–
Nov 16vs.LouisvilleL 20–⁠34890121–
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 26–⁠283704–
Nov 30vs.North CarolinaL 10–⁠41248030–
2018 NC State 11 games, 46 catches, 544 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.James MadisonW 24–⁠13560022–
Sep 8vs.Georgia StateW 41–⁠742508–
Sep 22atMarshallW 37–⁠20669130–
Sep 29vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠21590139–
Oct 20atClemsonL 7–⁠4121208–
Oct 27atSyracuseL 41–⁠51489167–
Nov 3vs.Florida StateW 47–⁠28216012–
Nov 8vs.Wake ForestL 23–⁠27583135–
Nov 24atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠282704–
Dec 1vs.East CarolinaW 58–⁠3557024–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠52636021–
2017 NC State 9 games, 13 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaL 28–⁠35114014–
Sep 9vs.MarshallW 37–⁠2021408–
Sep 16vs.FurmanW 49–⁠16219011–
Sep 30vs.SyracuseW 33–⁠25–––––
Nov 4vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠38–––––
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠14118018–
Nov 18atWake ForestL 24–⁠30567120–
Nov 25vs.North CarolinaW 33–⁠211505–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 52–⁠31126026–

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

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