Report: LSU RB John Emery Jr. Expected to Miss Rest of 2024 Season with Knee Injury

LSU running back John Emery Jr. is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL during Tuesday's practice, Wilson Alexander and Koki Riley reported for the New Orleans Advocate.

The injury occurred two days after Emery made his return to the field following a torn ACL in November 2023.

He recorded 10 carries for 61 yards on Sunday in LSU's season-opening loss to USC.

Emery, who made his LSU debut in 2019, is in his final season of college eligibility.

Emery's biggest campaigns for LSU came in 2020 and 2022, when he twice eclipsed 75 carries and 370 rushing yards for the Tigers.

He sat out the 2021 campaign for academic reasons, then was sidelined after seven games in 2023 due to his previous ACL injury. He finished last season with 121 rushing yards on 23 carries.

The sixth-year senior entered the transfer portal following the 2023 season before announcing in June he would return to LSU amid running back Trey Holly's indefinite suspension from the team.

At the time, LSU head coach Brian Kelly praised Emery's "incredible" efforts to rehab from last November's torn ACL.

Emery was one of four running backs competing for playing time this season with sixth-year senior Josh Williams, sophomore Kaleb Jackson and freshman Caden Durham.

Williams, who started against the Trojans, combined with Jackson for 14 carries and 47 yards. They will likely get a larger workload in Emery's expected absence.

Durham, who did not receive any carries against USC, is likely to also receive a boost in playing time as a backup.

The former four-star prospect could record his first college carry on Saturday when LSU continues the season with a home game against Nicholls.

In six years and five seasons at LSU Emery has recorded 223 carries for 1,123 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, while adding 36 catches for 320 receiving yards and two scores. He and Williams were the last players remaining on the roster from LSU's 2019 championship team.