University of Tennessee Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Greg Emerson
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Tenn.
- High School:
- North Side
CAREER
Veteran defensive lineman who has played in 22 games and made nine starts during his career.
2020 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Seen action as a reserve defensive lineman in eight games ... Made one tackle in season finale vs. #5 Texas A&M (12/19).
2019 – RS-FRESHMAN
Started nine games at nose tackle and finished with 30 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two pass breakups ... Appeared in all 13 games ... Had a pair of tackles and two PBUs against UAB (11/2) ... Set a new career-high in tackles with six against No. 1 Alabama, including a sack (10/19) ... Made four stops in UT’s win over Mississippi State, including a career-high 1.5 TFL (10/12) ... Registered three tackles vs. No. 3 Georgia (10/5) ... Had two tackles against UTC (9/14) ... Recorded his first-career sack versus BYU and had two tackles (9/7) ... Made first-career start in season opener against Georgia State, posting five tackles, including 0.5 TFL (8/31).
2018 – FRESHMAN
Redshirted ... Played in one game, seeing action in win over ETSU (9/8) ... Did not record any stats.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star prospect and a national top-10 defensive line recruit out of North Side High School in Jackson, Tennessee … Member of ESPN 300 … Invited to play in 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Led North Side to the state playoffs in 2016 … Missed the 2017 season due to injury … Was rated the No. 1 recruit in Tennessee by the Tennessean in 2017.
PERSONAL
Full name is Gregory Bendale Emerson, Jr. ... Born on March 8, 2000 … Son of Tina Emerson and the late Greg Emerson Sr. … Has one brother, David … Majoring in sociology ... Recipient of the Charlie & Mai Coffey Scholarship Endowment Fund.
