University of Memphis Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Emerson, Greg
vs
Tulsa
Oct 4 (Sat)
7 p.m.

Jersey Number 91
Greg Emerson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Tenn.
- High School:
- North Side HS
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Bio
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
• Did not see action
2020 (at Tennessee)
• Seen action as a reserve defensive lineman in eight games
• Made one tackle in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M
2019 (at Tennessee)
• Started nine games at nose tackle and finished with 30 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two pass breakups
• Appeared in all 13 games
• Had a pair of tackles and two PBUs against UAB
• Set a new career-high in tackles with six against No. 1 Alabama, including a sack
• Made four stops in UT’s win over Mississippi State, including a career-high 1.5 TFL
• Registered three tackles vs. No. 3 Georgia
• Had two tackles against UTC
• Recorded his first-career sack versus BYU and had two tackles
• Made first career start in season opener against Georgia State, posting five tackles, including 0.5 TFL
2018 (at Tennessee)
• Redshirted
• Played in one game, seeing action in win over ETSU
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• A four-star prospect and a national top-10 defensive line recruit
• Member of ESPN 300
• Invited to play in 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
• Led North Side to the state playoffs in 2016
• Missed the 2017 season due to injury
• Was rated the No. 1 recruit in Tennessee by the Tennessean in 2017
• Full name is Gregory Bendale Emerson, Jr.
• Son of Tina Emerson and the late Greg Emerson Sr.
• Has one brother, David
• Did not see action
2020 (at Tennessee)
• Seen action as a reserve defensive lineman in eight games
• Made one tackle in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M
2019 (at Tennessee)
• Started nine games at nose tackle and finished with 30 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two pass breakups
• Appeared in all 13 games
• Had a pair of tackles and two PBUs against UAB
• Set a new career-high in tackles with six against No. 1 Alabama, including a sack
• Made four stops in UT’s win over Mississippi State, including a career-high 1.5 TFL
• Registered three tackles vs. No. 3 Georgia
• Had two tackles against UTC
• Recorded his first-career sack versus BYU and had two tackles
• Made first career start in season opener against Georgia State, posting five tackles, including 0.5 TFL
2018 (at Tennessee)
• Redshirted
• Played in one game, seeing action in win over ETSU
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• A four-star prospect and a national top-10 defensive line recruit
• Member of ESPN 300
• Invited to play in 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
• Led North Side to the state playoffs in 2016
• Missed the 2017 season due to injury
• Was rated the No. 1 recruit in Tennessee by the Tennessean in 2017
• Full name is Gregory Bendale Emerson, Jr.
• Son of Tina Emerson and the late Greg Emerson Sr.
• Has one brother, David
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