Running back, UTSA (from LSU), 2019–⁠25

John Emery Jr.

Number
No. 14
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Saint Rose, LA

John Emery Jr. played running back at LSU (2019–⁠24) and UTSA (2025).

Career highs

88rushing yards, career highvs. South Carolina, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highat Texas A&M, 2022

Team titles: National champions, 2019 (LSU); SEC champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019LSU391884.8439
2020LSU723544.9254
2022LSU773774.9632
2023LSU231205.2117
2024LSU10616.1039
2025UTSA441.0011
Career2251,1044.91354

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019LSU66010.0017
2020LSU14735.2011
2022LSU131299.9239
2023LSU35819.3049
2024LSU11010.0010
Career373308.9249

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2020LSU––––1––
2022LSU1000000
Career1000100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019LSU14RBYr 1
2020LSU14RBYr 2
2021LSU14RBYr 3
2022LSU14RBYr 4
2023LSU14RBYr 5
2024LSU14RBYr 6
2025UTSA14RBSr. (Yr 7)6′0″220

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
2019LSU39-0.00––-0.17%0.05
2020LSU990.0319th (n=212)0.142.614%0.15
2022LSU880.3187th (n=470)0.1427.011%0.19
2023LSU280.26––7.36%–
2024LSU110.19––2.1––
2025UTSA4-0.55––-2.2––

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

2025 UTSA 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 11vs.RiceW 61–⁠13440–––
2024 LSU 1 game, 61 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.USCL 20–⁠27106101100
2023 LSU 7 games, 120 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 16atMississippi StateW 41–⁠143701−30
Sep 23vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠31230–––
Sep 30atOle MissL 49–⁠5532301120
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 48–⁠1864211490
Oct 21vs.ArmyW 62–⁠06230–––
Nov 4atAlabamaL 28–⁠42100–––
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 52–⁠352220–––
2022 LSU 11 games, 377 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠16113202150
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠09450–––
Oct 1atAuburnW 21–⁠1784211390
Oct 8vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠40440–––
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠3583103241
Nov 5vs.AlabamaW 32–⁠3152602341
Nov 12atArkansasW 13–⁠103400–––
Nov 19vs.UABW 41–⁠109461–––
Nov 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠3895533110
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaL 30–⁠50440130
Jan 2 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠77521130
2020 LSU 9 games, 354 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26vs.Mississippi StateL 34–⁠4472703250
Oct 3atVanderbiltW 41–⁠797903210
Oct 10vs.MissouriL 41–⁠45270250
Oct 24vs.South CarolinaW 52–⁠2418881–––
Oct 31atAuburnL 11–⁠489210–––
Nov 21atArkansasW 27–⁠2412330370
Nov 28atTexas A&ML 7–⁠204130120
Dec 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠557791170
Dec 12atFloridaW 37–⁠34470160
2019 LSU 10 games, 188 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠362001170
Sep 14vs.Northwestern StateW 65–⁠143−21–––
Sep 21atVanderbiltW 66–⁠389511–––
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 42–⁠684504340
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 42–⁠28120–––
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 36–⁠132−10–––
Nov 16atOle MissW 58–⁠373210–––
Nov 23vs.ArkansasW 56–⁠202421190
Nov 30vs.Texas A&MW 50–⁠7240–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 63–⁠28361–––

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

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