Emini is in his second season as a defensive analyst at Illinois in 2020. 

Emini helped Illinois reach the 2019 Redbox Bowl in his first season in Champaign, the Illini’s first bowl in five years, after a 6-6 regular season that included a win over No. 6 Wisconsin and the biggest comeback in program history in a win at Michigan State. 

Emini joined the Fighting Illini staff from Wofford, where he spent the previous three seasons. He helped Wofford to the FCS Playoffs in all three seasons, advancing to the quarterfinals in 2016 and 2017 and the second round in 2018. He was most recently the safeties and nickels coach in 2018, helping Wofford lead the Southern Conference in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense, passing defense and third-down percentage. Emini led JoJo Tillery and Mason Alstatt to their first All-Conference honors and Tillery signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans. 

Prior to 2018, Emini was an assistant defensive backs coach at Wofford in 2017 after serving as a quality control coach/video coordinator in 2016.

Emini graduated from Knox College in 2016 after majoring in elementary education and minoring in history and business. He was a four-year starter at wide receiver and on special teams, two-time captain, two-time All-Conference selection, and broke 13 school records.

Emini and his fiancé Kylie Kreischer got engaged in 2019.

Coaching Experience 

2018 Wofford, Safeties and Nickels Coach 
2017 Wofford, Assistant Defensive Backs Coach
2016 Wofford, Quality Control Coach/Video Coordinator

Playing Experience 

Knox, 2012-15 

Education

Knox, B.A. - Elementary Education, 2016