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2025 Football Roster

1 Ashten Emory

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 203
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • High School Rockwall HS
  • Major Theatre Arts
  • Letters 0

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2025)

2024 (FRESHMAN)
  • Played in three games.
  • Totaled 23 yards on six rushing attempts and 12 yards on a pair of receptions. 
  • Saw first collegiate action at WKU.
  • Played at LA Tech.
  • Tallied 23 yards rushing on six carries and hauled in a pair of passes for 12 yards in UTEP’s 43-35 double-overtime victory over Kennesaw State. 

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Standout running back for Rockwall HS who is rated as a three-star RB by 247Sports.com.
  • Named the District 10-6A MVP.
  • Carried 341 times for 2,843 yards and 32 touchdowns during his prep career.
  • Had a breakout year as a senior with 224 rushes for 2,035 yards (9.1 avg/carry) and a whopping 25 touchdowns, helping the team go 9-3 (5-1 in district).
  • Rambled for at least 100 yards in nine of 13 contests while averaging 156.5 yards per game.
  • Surpassed 200 rushing yards five times in 2023, including back-to-back such efforts to close out the campaign. 
  • Carried 32 times for 270 yards and four touchdowns against Waxahachie before following that up with 36 rushes for 255 yards and a pair of scores.
  • Amassed 218 yards on only 13 rushes while finding paydirt four times in a 65-26 rout of North Forney.
  • Notched 200 yards on 15 carries, including two touchdowns, in a 38-22 victory against Rockwall-Heath.
  • Was instrumental by rushing 30 times for 203 yards and two TDs in a 47-41 victory against Prosper.
  • Showed off his multi-skill set with seven receptions for 165 yards (23.6 avg/catch), including taking one catch for 62 yards early in the year against Horn.
  • Tallied at least two rushing TDs seven different times, including three contests with four.
  • Also returned 11 kickoffs for 251 yards and seven punts for 100 yards in 2023.
  • Named as a finalist for the Jaxon Smith-Njigba award, which is given to the Rockwall County Gameday Player of the Year.
  • Posted two 100-yard rushing efforts as a junior, including gaining 200 yards on 19 attempts for one TD against Mesquite.
  • Overall on the season, compiled 808 rushing yards on 117 carries and seven touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Ashten Lee Emory is the son of Tosta and Angela Emory … has three brothers and one sister … born in Dallas, Texas. ... theatre arts major 

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2024Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    25
  • 1

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 203 lbs
    1