Emmett Spears

Emmett Spears

Spears at the 2018 NFLHC Scouting Combine.
No. 21     Minnesota Vikings
Running back
Personal information
Place of birth: Normal, Illinois
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Normal Community West
College: Kent State
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
Debuted in 2018 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
Oakland Raiders (2018-2020) Denver Broncos (2021-2022) Minnesota Vikings (2023-Present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL 3x AFC OPOW College MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2016) 2016 All-MAC Team 2017 Week 6 MAC Offensive Player of the Week 2017 Week 14 MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2024
Rush Attempts 759 Rush Yards 3201 Rush Average 4.12 Rush TD 32 Rec Yards 505 Rec TD 12

Emmett Spears is an American football running back for the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Kent State. The Oakland Raiders drafted him in the 60th pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.

College Career

Emmett was the first star player at Kent State, and is one of the most prolific and underlooked players in all of CFBHC history. He was the first ever MAC Offensive Player of the Year, as well as holding Kent State records for all game, season, and career rushing marks.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Kent State Golden Flashes
Season	Rushing						Receiving
	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2016	10	10	218	1324	6.07	18	2	29	14.50	0
2017	12	12	376	1631	4.33	18	4	30	7.50	0
NCAA Career Totals	22	22	594	2955	4.97	36	6	59	9.83	0

2018 NFLHC Scouting Combine

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
5 ft 10 in	195 lb	4.26 s			34.5 in		21 reps
All values from Combine.

Spears set the combine record for fastest 40-yard dash of any RB at the combine.

Professional Career

Career Statistics

Regular Season

Career Statistics (Regular Season)
Year	Team	Games		Rushing				Receiving				Fumbles		Rating
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Fum	Lost
2018	OAK	10	10	188	770	4.09	8	4	88	22.0	2	0	0	78
2019	OAK	14	14	258	1098	4.56	10	11	138	12.55	6	1	0	80
2020	OAK	14	14	139	618	4.45	5	7	20	10.0	3	1	0	82
2021	DEN	10	10	75	352	4.69	4	2	20	10.0	0	2	2	83
2022	DEN	12	12	71	265	3.73	4	18	152	8.44	1	0	0	82
2023	MIN	7	7	28	98	3.5	1	2	24	12.0	0	0	0	80
2024	MIN	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	78
Career		67	67	759	3201	4.12	32	44	505	12.81	12	4	2

Playoffs

Career Statistics (Playoffs)
Year	Team	Games		Rushing				Receiving				Fumbles		Rating
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Fum	Lost
2018	OAK	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	85
Career		0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Injury History

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2018	OAK	0	N/A
2019	OAK	0	N/A
2020	OAK	0	N/A
2021	DEN	0	N/A
2022	DEN	0	N/A
2023	MIN	0	N/A
2024	MIN	0	N/A
Career		11

Contract History

Runningbacks Minnesota Vikings football players Minnesota Vikings current players Kent State Golden Flashes football players Updated Through 2023