University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Bailey, Emani
Jersey Number 9
Emani Bailey
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 197
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Denton, Texas
- High School:
- Denton Ryan
Bio
2021 Season (Freshman)
Ranked third on the team with 642 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns … Had a dominant showing in the Sun Belt title game (Dec. 4), rushing for 117 yards on 14 carries and scoring a critical fourth-quarter touchdown … Tallied 17 carries for 94 yards and two touchdowns in Louisiana’s New Orleans Bowl victory over Marshall (Dec. 18) … Led the Louisiana backfield with seven carries for 81 yards and a score against South Alabama (Oct. 2) … Had a big day against Ohio (Sept. 16), producing 89 yards rushing on 11 carries … Recorded 61 yards on a team-high 13 carries and scored his fifth rushing score of the season in the victory over ULM (Nov. 27) … Bounced back after missing three games due to injury, leading Louisiana’s running backs at Liberty (Nov. 20) with 13 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown … Carried the ball five times for 38 yards and a touchdown against the Georgia Southern (Sept. 25) … Added another touchdown and rushed for 34 yards in the win over App State (Oct. 12) … Notched four carries for 27 yards at A-State (Oct. 21) … Had five carries for 27 yards against Nicholls (Sept. 11) … Toted the ball six times for 14 yards in the season opener against Texas (Sept. 4).
2020 Season (Freshman)
Played in five games during his first season on the team…Toted the ball 10 times for 60 yards…Had three carries for 27 yards against Georgia Southern…Had a career day at Texas State with five carries for 28 yards…Posted five yards on two carries against South Alabama.
High School
Rated as the 61st best-running back in the country by 247Sports.com…Rushed for 4,026 yards and 51 touchdowns throughout his career as a three-year starter at Denton Ryan…Rushed for 1,498 yards and 22 touchdowns on 128 carries during his senior season…Named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team...Set his school's single-game rushing record after posting 275 yards on the ground against Colleyville Heritage…Helped lead his squad to the 5A Texas High School Football State Championship game in 2019…His team made the state championship semifinals the last three seasons…Held an offer from Tulsa.
Personal
Born on Nov. 28, 2001…Son of Ralph and Casaundra Bailey…Has one brother, Jordyn, and one sister, Deja Robinson Thompson…Planning on majoring in Kinesiology.
Ranked third on the team with 642 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns … Had a dominant showing in the Sun Belt title game (Dec. 4), rushing for 117 yards on 14 carries and scoring a critical fourth-quarter touchdown … Tallied 17 carries for 94 yards and two touchdowns in Louisiana’s New Orleans Bowl victory over Marshall (Dec. 18) … Led the Louisiana backfield with seven carries for 81 yards and a score against South Alabama (Oct. 2) … Had a big day against Ohio (Sept. 16), producing 89 yards rushing on 11 carries … Recorded 61 yards on a team-high 13 carries and scored his fifth rushing score of the season in the victory over ULM (Nov. 27) … Bounced back after missing three games due to injury, leading Louisiana’s running backs at Liberty (Nov. 20) with 13 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown … Carried the ball five times for 38 yards and a touchdown against the Georgia Southern (Sept. 25) … Added another touchdown and rushed for 34 yards in the win over App State (Oct. 12) … Notched four carries for 27 yards at A-State (Oct. 21) … Had five carries for 27 yards against Nicholls (Sept. 11) … Toted the ball six times for 14 yards in the season opener against Texas (Sept. 4).
2020 Season (Freshman)
Played in five games during his first season on the team…Toted the ball 10 times for 60 yards…Had three carries for 27 yards against Georgia Southern…Had a career day at Texas State with five carries for 28 yards…Posted five yards on two carries against South Alabama.
High School
Rated as the 61st best-running back in the country by 247Sports.com…Rushed for 4,026 yards and 51 touchdowns throughout his career as a three-year starter at Denton Ryan…Rushed for 1,498 yards and 22 touchdowns on 128 carries during his senior season…Named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team...Set his school's single-game rushing record after posting 275 yards on the ground against Colleyville Heritage…Helped lead his squad to the 5A Texas High School Football State Championship game in 2019…His team made the state championship semifinals the last three seasons…Held an offer from Tulsa.
Personal
Born on Nov. 28, 2001…Son of Ralph and Casaundra Bailey…Has one brother, Jordyn, and one sister, Deja Robinson Thompson…Planning on majoring in Kinesiology.
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