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21 Emmanuel Moody
  • RB
  • 6-0, 210
  • RJR 1L
  • Coppell, Texas/Southern Cal

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CAREER: Has seen action in 10 games at Florida after transferring from the University of Southern California and sitting out the 2007 season.

 

2008: Saw action in 10 games for the Gators, recording 58 carries for 417 yards (7.2 average) and one touchdown…344 of his 417 total yards came in the last six games of the season…Rushed four times for 23 yards to help UF to its eighth SEC Championship title after defeating Alabama…Was one of only five Gators to achieve a 100-yard-plus rushing game this season…Had a UF career-best day against The Citadel, racking up 116 yards of offense on 13 carries and scoring the first touchdown of his career at UF...Graded out a champion on offense against the Bulldogs at 100 percent…Was Florida’s leading rusher in two games, Tennessee and Georgia…Rushed for 55 yards against the Vols and 71 yards against the UGA…Finished the season fifth in rushing for UF.

 

2007: Versatile tailback from Southern Cal who sat out the season after transferring.

 

2006 (At USC): As just a first-year freshman in 2006, Moody had an impressive showing at tailback…He started four early-season games (Nebraska, Arizona, Washington State, Washington) and was USC's rushing leader in its first three games…Overall in 2006 while appearing in nine games (he sprained his left ankle against Oregon and sat out the California, Notre Dame, UCLA and Michigan games), he had 459 yards (second on USC) on 79 carries (5.8 avg.) with two TDs and caught three passes for 39 yards (13.0 avg.)…He had five runs and one reception of 20-plus yards…He made 2006 The Sporting News Freshman All-American honorable mention and was named The Sporting News Pac-10 Offensive Freshman of the Year…In the opener at Arkansas, he rushed for a game-high 58 yards on seven carries with a nine-yard TD…He then started versus Nebraska and ran for a game-best 70 yards on 9 carries…He ran for a game-high 130 yards on 21 carries as the starter at Arizona, with a 9-yard TD run and other runs of 40 and 30 yards (he also lost a yard on a reception) to earn Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week honors…He added 69 yards on 8 carries (including a 48-yard run) at Washington State, 67 yards on 15 rushes versus Washington, 29 yards on six carries against Arizona State, eight yards on three carries at Oregon State, 26 yards on nine rushes and 40 yards on two receptions at Stanford and he had a 2-yard carry before spraining his ankle against Oregon.

 

PREP: 2005 Parade All-American, Prep Star Dream Team, ESPN 150, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Southwest, Prep Star All-Midlands and All-District first team as a senior running back at Coppell...Rivals.com No. 9 nationally-ranked running back and No. 11 in the Texas Top 100…He ran for 1,170 yards and 14 TDs in 2005...As a junior in 2004, he was All-District 6-5A first team as he rushed for 1,319 yards with 12 TDs…Received offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Miami (Fla.) and USC.

 

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 21, 1987…played Pee-Wee football with former Florida running back Kestahn Moore in Dallas.

 

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

Year    No.    Yds    Avg.   TDs Long

2006*  79    459    5.8       2      48

2008    58    417    7.2       1      40

Totals: 136  876    6.4       3      48

*at Southern California

 

MOODY’S CAREER HIGHS

Rushing Attempts: 13 (The Citadel, 2008)

Rushing Yards: 116 (The Citadel, 2008)

Rushing TDs: 1 (The Citadel, 2008)

Longest Rush: 40 (The Citadel, 2008)