Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 61-13vs Rice | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 11 |
#14
John Emery Jr.
Senior running back for UTSA. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Saint Rose, LA
CFB Index 46 · #152 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to UTSA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
rushing yards · 2025
1 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 4 rush yds, vs Rice
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for UTSA. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to LSU in 2019.
- Transferred from LSU to UTSA in 2025.
John Emery Jr.
Wears you down at the goal line. John Emery Jr. has played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 rush yds against Rice, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
201910 games
- Signed with LSU5-star out of Destrehan
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019LSU15-0HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced
2020LSU5-5HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced, fast tempo
2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 YDS/g, 1.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTSA
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · UTSA
Returning around him
- 67% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #79
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Demie Sumo’s 2022 season.
Matches Demie on
Receiving share
Differs from Demie on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Weight (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Loughridge’s path through Fordham.
Julius Loughridge
98%match
Matches Julius on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Demie Sumo's junior season at NC State (2022).
70%match
Matches Demie on
EPA / carry (adj)
Receiving share
Differs from Demie on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like John Emery Jr.
The backfield · UTSA
- #1Will Henderson III866 rushing yards · 2025
- #28A'Marion Peterson177 rushing yards · 2025
- #10Brandon High98 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Bryson Donnell84 rushing yards · 2025
- #14John Emery Jr.4 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology