No. 39 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | (2001-11-28) November 28, 2001 (age 22) |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Billy Ryan (Denton, Texas) |
College: | Louisiana (2020–2021) TCU (2022–2023) |
Undrafted: | 2024 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Emani Bailey (born November 28, 2001) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the TCU Horned Frogs.
Bailey attended Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas. During his career, he rushed for 4,026 yards and 51 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Louisiana to play college football.[1]
As a true freshman at Louisiana in 2020, he rushed for 60 yards on 10 carries over five games. As a sophomore in 2021, he played in 11 games and had 102 carries for 642 yards and eight touchdowns. After the season, he entered the transfer portal, and transferred to Texas Christian University (TCU).[2][3][4] In his first year at TCU, he was the third running back behind Kendre Miller and Emari Demercado and had 31 carries for 250 yards and two touchdowns over 14 games. Bailey took over as TCU's starting running back in 2023.[5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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5 ft 7+3⁄8 in (1.71 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 29+7⁄8 in (0.76 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.61 s | 1.57 s | 2.69 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[6][7] |
Bailey was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.[8]
His brother, Jordyn is also a member of TCU's football team.[9]