B. J. Emmons
B. J. Emmons is an American professional football running back. He played college football at Florida Atlantic, Hutchinson Community College, and Alabama. Emmons has been a member four different NFL teams; the Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans. He has played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
Early life
Emmons attended Freedom High School in Morganton, North Carolina. He rushed for 2,348 yards and 38 touchdowns as a junior. As a senior, he ran for 2,417 yards and 41 touchdowns. Emmons also tallied 123 receiving yards and a touchdown and scored on two punt returns, a kickoff return and an interception return. He was named Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Offensive Player of the Year as well as being selected to the NCPreps.com All-State team, helping the Patriots win their third consecutive conference title.Emmons was regarded as a four-star prospect ranked No. 94 overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings. He originally committed to Georgia in December 2014, but decommitted on June 11, 2015. On July 20, 2015, Emmons committed to Alabama.
College career
Emmons played seven games for Alabama his true freshman year in 2016, rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. He suffered a season-ending foot injury roughly halfway through the season. Emmons opted to transfer following the season.He transferred to Hutchinson Community College and ran for 694 yards and 10 touchdowns on 150 carries in 2017.
Emmons did not play in 2018, and transferred to Florida Atlantic in 2019. He broke his ankle in his first game and was sidelined for the majority of the season before returning for the Conference USA Championship Game and had two touchdowns against UAB. As a junior, Emmons had 51 carries for 237 yards and six touchdowns. He played four games in the COVID-19 2020 season, and had 116 yards and one touchdown.