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Emani Bailey (born November 28, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the TCU Horned Frogs.
| No. 39 – Carolina Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 28, 2001 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Billy Ryan (Denton, Texas) |
| College: | Louisiana (2020–2021) TCU (2022–2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
| |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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 | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 4.58 s | 1.58 s | 2.67 s | 4.50 s | 7.28 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Kansas City Chiefs
Bailey was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.[8] He was also selected by the Birmingham Stallions in the third round of the 2024 UFL draft on July 17.[9] He was waived on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He was released on November 6.
Carolina Panthers
On December 3, 2024, Bailey signed with the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.[13]
His brother, Jordyn is also a member of TCU's football team.[14]
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