Martin Emerson: CB · Mississippi State · #1.
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Martin Emerson
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Mississippi State. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Memphis — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 49 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 72 | 44 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 29 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 150 | 91 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-34vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-10vs NC State | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-31@ Memphis | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 25-28vs LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-22@ No. 15 Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-49vs No. 5 Alabama | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-6@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs No. 12 Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-31@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-34@ No. 16 Auburn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31vs No. 8 Ole Miss | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this season49 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
72.5%
702 pass / 266 run
Plays / game
80.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
751 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 150 tackles — drafted at #68 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
A stat line in 34 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
