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OCTOBER 17 • SI.COM
EMMETT JOHNSON #21 - RUNNING BACK - NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
284 YDS •
58 ATT •
1 TD
284 YDS
58 ATT
1 TD
Emmett Johnson on Nebraska Football's RB Room Plus Drew Brown on the Huskers' Kicking Current and former Huskers join the latest Carriker Chronicles show ahead of Nebraska's Saturday showdown against the Indiana Hoosiers.
Scores in blowout win Johnson accrued four carries for 50 yards and one touchdown and reeled in all three targets for 43 yards during Saturday's 34-3 win versus Northern Iowa.
Impact Johnson's touchdown came on a 36-yard scamper in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand, stretching out the team's lead. The sophomore running back has failed to record consistent volume through the Cornhuskers' first three games, logging more than four rushing attempts just once. Johnson will hope to earn a larger role within the offense moving forward, with his next opportunity coming against Illinois on Saturday.
SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
The February Nebraska reset: Running backs A breezy look at where Nebraska's running back position stands ahead of the start of spring practices.
FEBRUARY 26 • 247SPORTS.COM
Emmett Johnson shows patience, puts Husker win on ice More on Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson, who helped put Saturday's game out of reach.
OCTOBER 29, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM
Top running back in win Johnson tallied 12 rushes for 73 yards during Saturday's 17-9 victory against Northwestern.
Impact Johnson replaced senior Anthony Grant as the Cornhuskers' primary running back Week 8. The redshirt freshman totaled just nine carries across Nebraska's previous three games, but the coaching staff apparently turned to him out of displeasure with Grant's performance over that same stretch -- 32 carries for 94 yards. Johnson still tallied fewer rushing attempts than mobile starting quarterback Heinrich Haarberg (16), who has now logged double-digit carries in four of the past five games. If Johnson once again takes on a bigger role against Purdue this coming Saturday, then he could be locked into a role as Nebraska's RB1 for the final stretch of the regular season.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Emmett Johnson always prepared to be a Husker starter – and it became true on Saturday The Husker running back on Saturday sounded like the same determined guy we met as a prospect a couple years ago.
OCTOBER 22, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM
