Greg Emerson

Tulsa

Oct 4 (Sat)

7 p.m.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
300
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Jackson, Tenn.
High School:
North Side HS
Prev School:
Tennessee

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