Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 7 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
#20
Ashten Emory
Redshirt sophomore running back for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Dallas, TX · Rockwall HS
CFB Index 46 · #159 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred UTEP → California for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
7
rushing yards · 2026
2.3 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rush yds, at Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2024.
- Transferred from UTEP to California in 2026.
Ashten Emory
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Ashten Emory has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 rush yds against UCLA — Week 1, 2026.
7 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UTEP3-star out of Rockwall
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025UTEP
2026California
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 YDS/g, 3.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 119 | 569 | 4.8 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | UTEP | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 128 | 599 | 4.7 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | UTEP | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
1 rush yds (2 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Victor Rosa’s 2023 season.
Matches Victor on
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Differs from Victor on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.
Andrew Body
96%match
#4
Narii Gaither
92%
Matches Andrew on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chavon Mceachern's sophomore season at Charlotte (2021).
Matches Chavon on
Weight
Yards / reception
Receiving share
Differs from Chavon on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ashten Emory
Background
Accolades - Athletic Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2025) Accolades - Academic 2025 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2024 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll Redshirt Freshman (2025) - UTEP Appeared in 12 games. Rushed for 592 yards and four touchdowns on 119 attempts while adding...
The backfield · California
- #20Ashten Emory569 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Adam Mohammed523 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Anthony League38 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Dean-Taylor Chapman5 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Jayden Parker3 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology