2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 7
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Lakewood
- Major:
- Individualized Studies
Follow on Social Media
Twitter: McneilEmanuel
2025
Second-Team All-America by the Sporting News and the FWAA...Third-Team AP All-America selection...Just the second Rocket to make the AP All-America team in 18 years (Quinyon Mitchell 2022, 2023). PFF All-America Team. PFF G-6 Defensive Player of the Year. Only MAC player on PFF team and one of only two G5 players on the defensive side of the ball. First-Team All-MAC selection. Named semifinalist for Jim Thorpe Award as nation’s top defensive back. One of only 15 defensive backs in the country to be named a semifinalist. Only player from the Mid-American Conference on the list; one of only three from “Group of 5” schools. First Rocket to be named a Thorpe semifinalist since Barry Church in 2009 and the first MAC defensive back to be named a semifinalist since Shawun Lurry of Northern Illinois in 2015. Second on team with 77 tackles. Among national leaders in forced fumbles (3) and fumbles recovered (2)....Had a key fourth-quarter interception and two breakups in win over CMU. Tied for team lead with eight tackles vs. Ball State...Five tackles, a QB hurry and a pass breakup vs. NIU...Has one interception, a pick-six vs. WKU. Season-high 13 tackles vs. Washington State...Team co-leader with eight tackles and forced two fumbles vs. WMU...Team-high 11 tackles, eight solo at Kentucky. Forced and recovered a fumble on the same play against the Wildcats. Named the East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Kentucky. Interception, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery vs. Western Kentucky...37-yard pick-six vs. WKU was his first career TD. Accepted an invitation toi play in the Panini Senior Bowl. Invited to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl.
2024
Fifth on team with 61 tackles...Did not play in final five games due to injury...Had 12 stops and a PBU at Northern Illinois...Seven tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. Western Kentucky...Career-high 14 tackles against UMass...Added 10 more tackles and a pass breakup at Mississippi State...Seven tackles and one TFL vs. Duquesne...Five tackles vs. Miami and three more stops at Buffalo. and vs. Bowling Green.
2023
Fourth on team with 69 tackles...Tied for second with two interceptions...Three breakups and 3.0 TFL... Named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Western Michigan on Sept. 23...Had career-high 13 tackles, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and an interception in a starting role vs. Broncos...Eight tackles vs. CMU...Eight tackles and two forced fumbles in starting role vs. Wyoming in Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl...Five tackles and an interception vs. UMass.
2022
Appeared in 13 games with one start...Played mostly on special teams...Recorded seven tackles and a forced fumble...Two tackles vs. LIU and Central Michigan...Tallied one forced fumble and one tackle vs. UMass.
High School
Three-star prospect according to 24/7 Sports....Registered 55 tackles and three interceptions as a senior....Tallied 21 tackles and two picks as a junior in 2020.
Personal
Son of Tarus Horne....Has four brothers and four sisters...Major is individualized studies.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 14 (vs. UMass, 9-7-24)
Tackles for loss: 1.5 (vs. Buffalo, 10-31-23)
Sacks: 0.5 (vs. UMass 9-7-24)
Forced Fumbles: 2 (vs. Wyoming, 12-30-23)
Interceptions: 1 (3 times, last at Western Kentucky 9-21-24)
Pass Breakups: 2 (vs. Western Michigan 9-23-23)
Twitter: McneilEmanuel
2025
Second-Team All-America by the Sporting News and the FWAA...Third-Team AP All-America selection...Just the second Rocket to make the AP All-America team in 18 years (Quinyon Mitchell 2022, 2023). PFF All-America Team. PFF G-6 Defensive Player of the Year. Only MAC player on PFF team and one of only two G5 players on the defensive side of the ball. First-Team All-MAC selection. Named semifinalist for Jim Thorpe Award as nation’s top defensive back. One of only 15 defensive backs in the country to be named a semifinalist. Only player from the Mid-American Conference on the list; one of only three from “Group of 5” schools. First Rocket to be named a Thorpe semifinalist since Barry Church in 2009 and the first MAC defensive back to be named a semifinalist since Shawun Lurry of Northern Illinois in 2015. Second on team with 77 tackles. Among national leaders in forced fumbles (3) and fumbles recovered (2)....Had a key fourth-quarter interception and two breakups in win over CMU. Tied for team lead with eight tackles vs. Ball State...Five tackles, a QB hurry and a pass breakup vs. NIU...Has one interception, a pick-six vs. WKU. Season-high 13 tackles vs. Washington State...Team co-leader with eight tackles and forced two fumbles vs. WMU...Team-high 11 tackles, eight solo at Kentucky. Forced and recovered a fumble on the same play against the Wildcats. Named the East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Kentucky. Interception, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery vs. Western Kentucky...37-yard pick-six vs. WKU was his first career TD. Accepted an invitation toi play in the Panini Senior Bowl. Invited to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl.
2024
Fifth on team with 61 tackles...Did not play in final five games due to injury...Had 12 stops and a PBU at Northern Illinois...Seven tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. Western Kentucky...Career-high 14 tackles against UMass...Added 10 more tackles and a pass breakup at Mississippi State...Seven tackles and one TFL vs. Duquesne...Five tackles vs. Miami and three more stops at Buffalo. and vs. Bowling Green.
2023
Fourth on team with 69 tackles...Tied for second with two interceptions...Three breakups and 3.0 TFL... Named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Western Michigan on Sept. 23...Had career-high 13 tackles, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and an interception in a starting role vs. Broncos...Eight tackles vs. CMU...Eight tackles and two forced fumbles in starting role vs. Wyoming in Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl...Five tackles and an interception vs. UMass.
2022
Appeared in 13 games with one start...Played mostly on special teams...Recorded seven tackles and a forced fumble...Two tackles vs. LIU and Central Michigan...Tallied one forced fumble and one tackle vs. UMass.
High School
Three-star prospect according to 24/7 Sports....Registered 55 tackles and three interceptions as a senior....Tallied 21 tackles and two picks as a junior in 2020.
Personal
Son of Tarus Horne....Has four brothers and four sisters...Major is individualized studies.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 14 (vs. UMass, 9-7-24)
Tackles for loss: 1.5 (vs. Buffalo, 10-31-23)
Sacks: 0.5 (vs. UMass 9-7-24)
Forced Fumbles: 2 (vs. Wyoming, 12-30-23)
Interceptions: 1 (3 times, last at Western Kentucky 9-21-24)
Pass Breakups: 2 (vs. Western Michigan 9-23-23)
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