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31Emari Demercado

Age 27 · 5'9" · 215 lb · TCU · Undrafted (2023). Snap share 23% across 13 games.

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Carries
44
3.4 per game
T-68th of 89
Rush yards
312
7.1 per carry
56th of 89
Rush TD
0
9 first downs
T-75th of 89
Targets
20
13 catches · 101 yds
T-54th of 89
Touches / game
4.9
64 total
71st of 89
EPA / touch
-0.13
-8.5 total
76th of 89
Explosive
11
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-44th of 89
Snap share
23%
offensive snaps
70th of 89
The short version
  • How goodDemercado's -8.5 EPA is 61st of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+11.0, 14th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy3.5 standard points a game, RB62 of 103.4.0 half-PPR points a game, RB60 of 103.4.5 PPR points a game, RB60 of 103.
  • How he's usedHe rarely moves before the snap: 42% of his touches come with motion (league 56%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 5.7 a game over his last three against 4.9 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 89 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry7.11st of 89
99th
Rush EPA per carry-0.1675th of 89
16th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.0855th of 83
34th
Broken tacklesper touch3%14th of 89
85th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch17%2nd of 89
98th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game4.971st of 89
21st
Receiving sharetargets per touch31%20th of 89
78th
Yards per touch6.52nd of 89
98th
Success rate31%83rd of 89
7th
Total EPA-8.561st of 89
32nd
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Demercado scores 3.5 standard points a game, RB62 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 7.1; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 8 busts (under 5).

Points a game3.5RB62 of 103
Season45.3RB65 · 13 games
Most weeks0.0–7.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 812+ · under 5

Demercado scores 4.0 half-PPR points a game, RB60 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 7.5; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 10 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game4.0RB60 of 103
Season51.8RB64 · 13 games
Most weeks0.0–7.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1016+ · under 6.5

Demercado scores 4.5 PPR points a game, RB60 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 8.0; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 10 busts (under 8).

Points a game4.5RB60 of 103
Season58.3RB65 · 13 games
Most weeks0.0–8.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1020+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 89 backs

He rarely moves before the snap: 42% of his touches come with motion (league 56%). His carries come from the gun: 64% of them (league 42%). His share of the team's touches is 7%: on third down it climbs to 11%; inside the 20 it holds at 6%. He is a pass-catching back: 31% of his touches are targets (league 17%).

StaticMotion 42% · 10th pctlGun runnerShotgun runs 64% · 87th pctlThird-down back11% on third down · 7% overallPass-catching backReceiving share 31% · 78th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
48%
28th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
64%
87th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
31%
78th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
11%
57th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
6%
24th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
7%
22nd
RPOcarries on run-pass options
14%
57th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
42%
10th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapCarYdsTDTgtRecEPA
1at NO W 20-134th D4th vs the run0%00000.0
2vs CAR W 27-2227th D27th vs the run2%00000.0
3at SF L 15-1623rd D23rd vs the run11%2010-3.6
4vs SEA L 20-231st D1st vs the run39%28122+2.5
5vs TEN L 21-2222nd D22nd vs the run28%38100-3.1
6at IND L 27-318th D8th vs the run4%1110-1.3
7vs GB L 23-27Did not play · Out (ankle)
8Bye week
9at DAL W 27-1730th D30th vs the run40%147911-0.6
10at SEA L 22-441st D1st vs the run42%46443+3.5
11vs SF L 22-4123rd D23rd vs the run18%5832-2.4
12vs JAX L 24-27Did not play · Out (ankle)
13at TB L 17-20Did not play · Out (ankle)
14vs LA L 17-45Did not play · Out (ankle)
15at HOU L 20-402nd D2nd vs the run11%1132-3.6
16vs ATL L 19-2624th D24th vs the run32%53010-1.1
17at CIN L 14-3731st D31st vs the run53%51132-4.1
18at LA L 20-377th D7th vs the run22%22911+5.4
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
13 games23%4431212013-8.5

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season3 seasons
36Games
126Carries
819Rush yards
4TD
50Receptions
2023 to 2025 · 3 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2023, 403 scrimmage yards in 11 games. This season's 34.4 a game puts him on pace for 585 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2023ARI11582844.923021119-0.23
2024ARI13242239.312016104+0.20
2025ARI12443127.112013101-0.13
Career1 tm361268196.547050324-0.10
Career highsRush yards 312 · 2025TD 2 · 2023Carries 58 · 2023
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 20 targets
Broken tackles
2
Passer rating when targeted
77.1
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    85Trey McBrideTE1691239 · 11 TD+72.7
    22Michael CarterRB137600 · 1 TD-5.0
    14Michael WilsonWR1261006 · 7 TD+25.8
    20Bam KnightRB113429 · 5 TD-15.0
    18Marvin Harrison Jr.WR73608 · 4 TD+31.1
    33Trey BensonRB45224-8.3
    6James ConnerRB41133 · 2 TD-0.5
    4Greg DortchWR40221 · 4 TD+2.9