LSU running back Emery enters transfer portal

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

  • Elder WriterApr 23, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Close College football reporter.
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John Emery Jr., a previous top-15 hire who saw the field in spurts with the Tigers, got in the transfer portal Tuesday as a graduate student.Emery, ESPN’s No. 11

general recruit in the 2019 class, had 1,062 profession rushing lawns and 14 touchdowns with the Tigers, starting 5 games and appearing in 37. He saw his most substantial action in 2021 and 2022, logging 75 and 76 brings, respectively.Emery missed all of the 2021 season due to the fact that of scholastic reasons and also was far from the team to deal with his academics early in 2023, but returned and did not miss out on any games.Editor’s Picks The Destrehan, Louisiana, native appeared in 7 games last season, logging 23 brings for 121 yards and a touchdown.

He will have one year of eligibility remaining.LSU is losing quarterback Jayden Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner, who led the group in brings (135), rushing lawns(1,134 )and hurrying touchdowns

(10 ). Running back Logan Diggs, who had 653 rushing backyards and seven goals after moving in from Notre Dame, moved to Ole Miss in January.