Running back, BYU (from Rice), 2015–⁠19

Emmanuel Esukpa

Number
No. 33
Height
5′11″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Grand Prairie, TX

Emmanuel Esukpa played running back at Rice (2015–⁠18) and BYU (2019).

Career highs

173rushing yards, career highvs. Prairie View A&M, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Rice17563.3215
2017Rice572614.6129
2018Rice1224613.8352
2019BYU461904.1232
Career2429684.0852

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Rice33RBRS
2016Rice33RBFr.
2017Rice33RBSo.
2018Rice33RBJr.
2019BYU33RBSr.5′11″225

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
2016Rice170.17––2.9––
2017Rice480.00––0.111%0.04
2018Rice122-0.152nd (n=300)0.15-18.722%-0.13
2019BYU48-0.18––-8.89%-0.04

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

2019 BYU 7 games, 190 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atTennesseeW 29–⁠26317012––
Sep 14vs.USCW 30–⁠276140616
Sep 21vs.WashingtonL 19–⁠4594912316
Sep 28atToledoL 21–⁠281261132––
Oct 12atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠271343011––
Nov 2atUtah StateW 42–⁠142603––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 34–⁠381000––
2018 Rice 8 games, 461 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 25vs.Prairie View A&MW 31–⁠2832173134––
Sep 1vs.HoustonL 27–⁠451781052––
Sep 8atHawai’iL 29–⁠4317104151––
Sep 22atSouthern MissL 22–⁠40183707––
Sep 29atWake ForestL 24–⁠56112007––
Oct 6vs.UTSAL 3–⁠20152005––
Oct 13vs.UABL 0–⁠422806––
Nov 3vs.UTEPL 26–⁠34101817––
2017 Rice 9 games, 261 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.StanfordL 7–⁠625203119
Sep 9atUTEPW 31–⁠14330029––
Sep 16atHoustonL 3–⁠38103401111
Sep 23vs.Florida InternationalL 7–⁠13730020––
Sep 30atPittsburghL 10–⁠42210010117
Oct 7vs.ArmyL 12–⁠49656122––
Oct 21atUTSAL 7–⁠20849017––
Oct 28vs.Louisiana TechL 28–⁠424805––
Nov 25vs.North TexasL 14–⁠301242014––
2016 Rice 5 games, 56 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.BaylorL 10–⁠38616111––
Sep 24vs.North TexasL 35–⁠4251314––
Oct 1atSouthern MissL 28–⁠44424015––
Oct 22vs.Prairie View A&MW 65–⁠44––––––
Nov 5vs.Florida AtlanticL 25–⁠422302––

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

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