2024 SEASON: Appeared in all 17 games and ranked No. 2 on the team with a career-high 502 rushing yards and a career-best four rushing TDs (No. 2 on the team) on 103 carries (4.9 avg.)…Among NFL running backs with 100-plus carries, ranked No. 8 in the NFL in yards per carry…Posted four games with 50-plus rushing yards on fewer than 15 attempts, tied for the fifth most in the NFL on the season among running backs…Ranked No. 2 on the team with 11 explosive runs, an explosive-run percentage of 10.7 that ranked No. 6 in the NFL among RBs (min. 100 att.)…Added 11 catches for 48 yards (4.4 avg.) and a TD...At Philadelphia (Sept. 6): Rushed for 46 yards on just four carries (11.5 avg.), posting runs of 14 and 18 yards on Green Bay's second-quarter drive that was capped off with WR Jayden Reed's 33-yard TD run…At Tennessee (Sept. 22): Appeared on 26 plays and rushed for 50 yards on 12 carries (4.5 avg.) while adding a career-best 35 receiving yards on two catches (17.5 avg.), highlighted by a 30-yard TD catch on a screen pass on the opening drive of the second half for his first career NFL touchdown. His 85 yards from scrimmage on the afternoon were a career high…Vs. Arizona (Oct. 13): Appeared on 23 plays, rushing for 54 yards on just seven carries (7.7 avg.) while adding a 19-yard reception… Vs. Detroit (Nov. 3): Appeared on 13 snaps and rushed for 28 yards on four carries (7.0 avg.), including the first rushing TD of his career when he scored from 2 yards out with 3:49 remaining in the game…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 24): Appeared on 15 snaps, rushing for 41 yards on nine carries (4.6 avg.)…Vs. New Orleans (Dec. 23): Appeared on 25 snaps and ranked No. 2 on the team with 52 rushing yards and a TD on 11 carries (4.7 avg.) while adding a 4-yard reception. Scored on a 1-yard run with 2:41 remaining in the game…At Minnesota (Dec. 29): Played 20 snaps and rushed for 29 yards and a TD on six carries (4.8 avg.), scoring from 5 yards out with 6:12 remaining in the game…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 5): Played 27 snaps and led the team with a career-best 73 rushing yards and a TD on a career-high 14 carries (5.2 avg.), posting a career-long 21-yard TD run with 4:28 remaining in the game, his third consecutive game with a rushing TD. Posted a career-best five rushing first downs.
2023: Played in seven games and posted 85 rushing yards on 14 carries (6.1 avg.)…Also had four receptions for 23 yards (5.8 avg.)…Was active for three other games, but did not see any action, and was inactive for one contest...Was placed on injured reserve (shoulder) on Nov. 22 and was activated on Jan. 6…At Atlanta (Sept. 17): Made his NFL debut, carrying the ball three times for 5 yards (1.7 avg.)… Vs. New Orleans (Sept. 24): Rushed for 6 yards on two carries (3.0 avg.) and posted a 6-yard reception, the first catch of his NFL career…At Denver (Oct. 22): Appeared on five plays on offense, carrying the ball two times for 19 yards (9.5 avg.), including a 14-yard run on the final play of the first half. Also posted two receptions for 8 yards (4.0 avg.)… Vs. L.A. Rams (Nov. 5): Posted a season-high four carries for a season-best 43 yards (10.8 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 31-yard run late in the fourth quarter down to the Rams' 13, the longest run by a rookie RB for the Packers since Jones' 46-yarder vs. New Orleans on Oct. 22, 2017…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Nov. 19): Rushed for 12 yards on three carries (4.0 avg.) and added a 9-yard reception, but sustained a shoulder injury on his 9-yard run late in the second quarter and did not return…At Dallas (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 14): Played 15 snaps on offense in his NFL playoff debut, carrying the ball eight times for 20 yards (2.5 avg.)…2023 Draft: Signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 12.
COLLEGE: Started all 17 games he appeared in at Fort Valley State (2021-22), rushing for 2,206 yards and 24 TDs on 356 carries (6.2 avg.) along with 35 receptions for 330 yards (9.4 avg.) and two TDs after beginning his career at Johnson C. Smith University in 2019...Earned his degree in liberal studies…2022: Started all 10 games and led the Wildcats with 1,371 rushing yards and 17 TDs on 209 carries (6.6 avg.) on his way to earning second-team Division II All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association…Was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the conference's Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team All-SIAC honors…Ranked in the top 10 in Division II in all-purpose yards per game (No. 6, 161.0), rushing yards per game (No. 7, 137.1) and rushing TDs (No. 9, 17)…Led the SIAC in rushing and scoring (11.4 ppg)…Posted 100-plus rushing yards in seven of the 10 games, including a pair of 200-yard outings…Registered multiple rushing TDs seven times on the season, including each of the last five games…Added 24 receptions for 239 yards (10.0 avg.) and two TDs…Rushed for 262 yards and two TDs on 20 attempts (13.1 avg.) at Tuskegee (Sept. 4), including an 87-yard TD run in the fourth quarter…Registered 129 rushing yards and two TDs on just nine attempts (14.3 avg.) at Morehouse College (Oct. 15) while adding a career-best 82 receiving yards and two TDs on three receptions (27.3 avg.), highlighted by a 54-yard TD grab late in the third quarter…Rushed for 163 yards and three TDs on 17 carries (9.6 avg.) at Clark Atlanta (Oct. 22), including a career-long 90-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter…Closed out the season with 221 rushing yards and three TDs on 28 carries (7.9 avg.) vs. Albany State (Nov. 5), his fifth consecutive game with multiple rushing TDs…2021: Started all seven games he appeared in, rushing for 835 yards and seven TDs on 147 carries (5.7 avg.) along with 11 receptions for 91 yards (8.3 avg.)…Earned second-team All-SIAC recognition and led the conference in rushing despite missing the first three games of the season…Posted 100-plus yards rushing in five of seven games he appeared in…Rushed for 83 yards and two TDs on 11 carries (7.5 avg.) in his FVSU debut at Allen University (Sept. 25)…Registered a season-high 164 yards and a TD on 27 carries (6.1 avg.) vs. Central State (Oct. 9)…Recorded 130 yards and a TD on 17 carries (7.6 avg.) vs. Savannah State (Oct. 30)…2020: Did not play with the SIAC suspending all fall sports due to COVID-19…2019: Appeared in all 10 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman at Johnson C. Smith, leading the team with 1,040 yards and 13 TDs on 159 carries (6.5 avg.) while adding 13 catches for 86 yards (6.6 avg.)…Earned first-team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors and was named the CIAA Freshman of the Year…Set a single-game school record with 265 rushing yards and three TDs (64, 73, 83 yards) on just 12 carries (22.1 avg.) at Benedict (Sept. 14) on his way to earning CIAA Offensive Player of the Week honors…Rushed for 195 yards and three TDs on 21 carries (9.3 avg.) vs. Fayetteville State (Oct. 19).
PERSONAL: Given name Emanuel Dashae Wilson...Born in Roanoke, Va. …High school: Posted 1,917 rushing yards and 23 TDs on 214 carries (9.0 avg.) as a senior in 2017 at North Mecklenburg High School (Huntersville, N.C.)…Rushed for 100-plus yards in 10 of 12 games as a senior…Posted 1,450 yards rushing and 14 TDs on 201 attempts (7.2 avg.) as a junior…Community involvement: Ran drills and interacted with kids at a football camp at Syble Hopp School in De Pere, Wis., in September 2024.
