Bert Emanuel, Jr.

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Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Ridge Point H.S.
Major:
Sport Management
Twitter:
@BertEmanuel3
Instagram:
bert.emanuel3

CAREER

Saw action in 13 career games with four starts at quarterback … in career, rushed for 844 yards and 12 touchdowns on 145 carries (5.82 yards per carry), completed 27 of 51 passes for 439 yards and five touchdowns with three interceptions … concluded career ranked No. 9 on CMU’s all-time season average yards per carry list with a 5.82 average … responsible for 17 career touchdowns (12 rushing, five passing) … two-time MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honoree … two-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Award Watch List member … one-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week honoree.

2024

As a redshirt sophomore quarterback, saw action in three games while battling injuries all season long … listed as the backup quarterback on the depth chart … named the MAC’s best scrambler in preseason by Lindy’s Magazine … named a preseason Second Team All-MAC pick by College Football Network … responsible for five touchdowns (three rushing and two passing) in three games played … rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries (4.6 yards per carry), completed 4-6 passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns with a long pass of 48 yards on the season … totaled 227 yards of offense on 34 plays (128 rushing, 99 passing) … rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, completed 3-4 passes for 92 yards and a 22-yard touchdown pass with a long play of 48 yards at Eastern Michigan (10/19) … rushed for 32 yards on six carries vs. San Diego State (9/28) … in his season debut vs. Ball State (9/21), responsible for three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing), rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns (carries of 20 and 16 yards) on seven carries and completed 1-1 pass for a seven-yard touchdown … missed the season’s first three games with an injury.

2023

As a redshirt freshman, saw action in six games at quarterback … started three games at quarterback … named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List … earned the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week Award (Sept. 11, 2023) … threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns, completed 19 of 37 passes (51.4 percent) with three interceptions, rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns (4.4 yards per carry) on 50 carries on year … rushed five times for 35 yards with a long of 23 yards at Ohio (11/15) … rushed three times for 20 yards at Western Michigan (11/7) … rushed two times for 15 yards with a long of 12 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/30) … completed 1-1 pass for six yards, rushed two times for eight yards in start at South Alabama (9/23) … missed game at Notre Dame (9/16) due to illness … rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries with a long touchdown of 66 yards, completed seven of 19 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns with a long pass of 56 in start vs. New Hampshire (9/9) … finished the New Hampshire game with 294 total yards in the win … named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 after his performance against New Hampshire … rushed for 41 yards on 17 carries, completed 11 of 17 passes for 87 yards and a 17-yard touchdown in start in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).

2022

As a true freshman quarterback, played in four games with one start … began the season as a backup quarterback but ended up starting one game at the end of the year … saw action in 90 plays on the year … led CMU in rushing yards per carry (7.4) and rushing touchdowns (seven) and ranked second on the team in rushing yards (496) and carries (67) … also completed 4-8 passes for 54 yards with a long of 28 yards on the year … averaged 124.0 yards rushing per game, 7.4 yards per carry, and had three runs of 60 yards or more (87, 75, 60) in four games played … led CMU in rushing in each of its last three games on the year … in season finale, tied a career-high with three touchdown runs (1, 35, 1), rushed for 75 yards on 16 carries and completed 0-2 passes at Eastern Michigan (11/25) … rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown (60-yard run) on 21 carries and completed 3-3 passes for 32 yards with a long of 28 yards in start vs. Western Michigan (11/16) … named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week and MAC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career-high 293 yards and three touchdowns on runs of 75 yards, a career-long 87 yards and a game-winning 1-yard run on 24 carries vs. Buffalo (11/9) … averaged 12.2 yards per carry in the game … also competed 1-3 passes for 22 yards … his 294 yards rank as the fourth-most rushing yards in a single game in school history and set a school-record for most single-game rushing yards by a quarterback … The last time a Chippewa player rushed for 200 or more yards was Lew Nichols (219 yards) at Ball State on Nov. 17, 2021 and the last time a player scored three touchdowns in a game was Nichols at Ball State … in first career game action off the bench, rushed for 30 yard on six carries with a long of eight yards at Northern Illinois (11/2).

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2022 graduate of Ridge Point High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Rick LaFavers … Became Ridge Point's career and season passing yardage leader … holds school season and career records for total yards by a quarterback and rushing yards by a quarterback … threw for 2,654 yards and 31 touchdowns and ran for 1,022 yards and 15 TDs for 3,676 total yards in leading Panthers to 11-2 record, district and bi-district championships, and 6A Area Finalist finish in 2021 … did not throw an interception during senior season … holds school records for yards passing (356) and touchdowns (6) in a game … had a school-record five five-TD passing games as a senior … did not throw an interception in 20 consecutive games, including 13 during senior year … put together an amazing stretch during which he completed 208 passes on 341 attempts without an interception … earned 2021 Player of the Year Awards from Fox Sports and Inside Sports … Houston Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year Finalist … unanimous choice as District 20-6A Most Valuable Player and First Team quarterback … District 20-6A All-Academic honoree … Named First Team All-East Texas by SBLive … earned Third Team All-State honors … three-year letter winner, two-year starter … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals … carried a 3.20 grade point average … also earned three letters in track & field … was a regional qualifier in the 200 meters and the 4x200-meter relay during 2021 track & field season.

PERSONAL

Born Bert Tyrone Emanuel Jr. on November 7, 2003 … son of Bert and Teri Emanuel … his father played eight NFL seasons as a wide receiver, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers … signed with Central Michigan on February 2, 2022 … selected Central Michigan over offers from Lamar, Abilene Christian, Army, and Texas Southern … majors in Sport Management.