Emani Bailey: RB · TCU · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Emani Bailey
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 164 rushing yards against Colorado — Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 18.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.8% of his carries. 3 carries for 12 yds vs Nicholls; 14 for 164 vs Colorado.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
56.6% of carries overall (202/357) → 35.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/51) — 61.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (57.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 42-45vs Colorado | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 0 | 74 | Season-high 164 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 41-6vs Nicholls | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-13@ Houston | 23 | 126 | 5.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17vs SMU | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs West Virginia | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-27@ Iowa State | 21 | 152 | 7.2 | 0 | 29 | 152-yard day |
| Wk 7 | W 44-11vs BYU | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-41@ Kansas State | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35@ Texas Tech | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs No. 7 Texas | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-17vs Baylor | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 2 | 31 | |
| Wk 13 | L 45-69@ No. 13 Oklahoma | 21 | 150 | 7.1 | 1 | 49 | 150-yard day |
| Total | 223 | 1209 | 5.4 | 8 | 74 |
Week 13 · 2023
L 45-69
at Oklahoma
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%204 carriesFumble rate
0.9%2 of 223 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 223 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 89.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 117 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 107 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 91.6 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
55.5%
503 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
223 carries and 25 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #34 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Louisiana and TCU, 2,161 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Billy Napier and Sonny Dykes.
