| San Diego State Aztecs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 7, 2003 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Ridge Point (Sienna, Texas) |
Bert Emanuel Jr. (born November 7, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the San Diego State Aztecs. He previously played for the Central Michigan Chippewas.
Emanuel grew up in Houston, Texas and attended Ridge Point High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Central Michigan [1] over offers from Lamar, Abilene Christian, Army and Texas Southern. [2]
During Emanuel's true freshman season in 2022, he played in four games and started one of them. He started the season as a backup quarterback before he started one game. He was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week [3] and MAC Offensive Player of the Week [4] after his performance during the game against Buffalo where he completed one out of three passing attempts for 22 yards for 294 yards making it the fourth-most rushing yards in a game in program history and also averaged 12.2 yards per carry. He finished the season with playing 90 plays, 7.4 yards per carry, seven rushing touchdowns, 496 rushing yards, 67 carries, completed four out of eight passing attempts for 54 yards, averaged 124 rushing yards per game and having three runs of 60 yards or more in the four games he played in. [5]
During the 2023 season, Emanuel was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List [6] and was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after his performance during the Week 2 game against New Hampshire where he scored a 66-yard touchdown. [7]
After entering the transfer portal, Emanuel Jr. committed to San Diego State. [8]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0–1 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 106.7 | 67 | 496 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 2–1 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 286 | 7.7 | 3 | 3 | 126.8 | 50 | 220 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 99 | 16.5 | 2 | 0 | 315.3 | 28 | 128 | 4.6 | 3 |
| San Diego State Aztecs | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 4 | 2–2 | 27 | 51 | 52.9 | 439 | 8.6 | 5 | 3 | 145.8 | 145 | 844 | 5.8 | 12 |
Emanuel is the son of former National Football League wide receiver, Bert Emanuel. [9]
His cousins, Ben Emanuel, Derrick Johnson, and Dwight Johnson also played in the NFL. In addition, Former WMBA Basketball star Plenette Pierson is also a cousin. Closer to home his sisters, Sydni Emanuel and Cortni Emanuel played at the University of Georgia (softball) and Brittni Emanuel ran track at North Texas University.
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