The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed former Florida Atlantic running back B.J. Emmons on Tuesday. The 25-year-old from Morganton, North Carolina, played nine games for the Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL) with 97 carries for 242 yards, one touchdown, and 19 catches for 105 yards.
Emmons’s touchdown came in Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Maulers when he had 19 carries for 40 yards, one touchdown, and three catches for 23 yards in a 17-3 win. After the season, Emmons signed with the Houston Texans before joining the Roughriders and spent several weeks on the practice squad.
Emmons signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2021. Shortly after being released by the Seahawks, Emmons signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. He played three preseason games with 24 carries for 90 yards. He made the practice squad but was released days later. He went on to be part of the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars practice squads.
Collegiately, Emmons played one season at Alabama in 2016 with 35 carries for 173 yards, one touchdown, two catches for 20 yards, and one kick return for 26 yards in seven games. Then, he transferred to Hutchinson Community College in 2017 with 150 carries for 694 yards, ten touchdowns, and five catches for 25 yards.
After Hutchinson, he transferred to Florida Atlantic (2019-20) with 88 carries for 353 yards, seven touchdowns, and six catches for 25 yards in nine games. In his final season, Emmons had 37 carries for 116 yards, one touchdown, and three catches for 14 yards in four games. He earned third-team preseason Conference USA honors in 2019.
