Bert Emanuel Jr. (born November 7, 2003) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

Central Michigan Chippewas The Central Michigan Chippewas are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Central Michigan University (CMU), located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school fields sixteen men's and women's intercollegiate teams that compete at the ...

Early life and high school

Emanuel grew up in

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and attended

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. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Central Michigan over offers from Lamar, Abilene Christian, Army and Texas Southern.

College career

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 and MAC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance during the game against

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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. During the 2023 season, Emanuel was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List and was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after his performance during the Week 2 game against

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where he scored a 66-yard touchdown. After entering the transfer portal, Emanuel Jr. committed to

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Statistics

Personal life

Emanuel is the son of former

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wide receiver,

Bert Emanuel Bert Tyrone Emanuel (born October 26, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft, 45th ...

. His cousins, Ben Emanuel,

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, 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.

References

External links

Central Michigan Chippewas bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Emanuel, Bert 2003 births Living people American football quarterbacks Central Michigan Chippewas football players Players of American football from Houston