Emari Demercado
25-Year-Old
2024 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
17
YDS
175
TD
1
YDS
86
TD
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
An undrafted rookie out of TCU last spring, Demercado got a look as the Cardinals' lead running back in October after James Conner was injured and Keaontay Ingram struggled. The rookie had 33 carries for 136 yards between Weeks 7 and 8, but he missed the next three games with a toe injury and had a much smaller role behind a healthy Conner over the final six weeks. Demercado's spot then became even more precarious this spring when Arizona took Trey Benson in the third round of the 2024 Draft. While his competent rookie-year performance and special-teams contributions could keep him on the roster, Demercado figures to be third or fourth on Arizona's backfield depth chart this summer. Read Past Outlooks
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Records first touchdown of season
Demercado took four carries for 59 yards and one touchdown and hauled in both targets for 21 yards during Sunday's 29-9 win versus the Bears.
ANALYSIS
Aside from a 53-yard TD run late in the first half, Demercado was relatively quiet, gaining 27 yards on his five other touches. He also ranked third among Cardinals running backs in snap share (24 percent) behind starter James Conner (48 percent) and rookie Trey Benson (28 percent). All three players produced, with Conner leading the way with 21 touches for 119 yards from scrimmage, while Benson had nine touches for 55 total yards and a TD on the ground. The preceding won't happen most weeks, though, leaving Demercado on the outside looking in at fantasy relevance without some sort of absence from Conner.
Aside from a 53-yard TD run late in the first half, Demercado was relatively quiet, gaining 27 yards on his five other touches. He also ranked third among Cardinals running backs in snap share (24 percent) behind starter James Conner (48 percent) and rookie Trey Benson (28 percent). All three players produced, with Conner leading the way with 21 touches for 119 yards from scrimmage, while Benson had nine touches for 55 total yards and a TD on the ground. The preceding won't happen most weeks, though, leaving Demercado on the outside looking in at fantasy relevance without some sort of absence from Conner.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Emari Demercado's 2024 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
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Broken Tackle %
23.1%Positive Run %
84.6%% Yds After Contact
52.6%Avg Yds After Contact
4.7Rushing TD %
0.0%Touches Per Game
2.8% Snaps w/Touch
19.1%Air Yards Per Game
5.5Air Yards Per Snap
0.38% Team Air Yards
2.5%% Team Targets
5.3%Avg Depth of Target
3.7 YdsCatch Rate
64.3%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
5.0% Targeted On Route
24.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
68.6
Cornerbacks
64.5
Safeties
59.4
Linebackers
87.1
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2024 Emari Demercado Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Emari Demercado's measurables compare to other running backs?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* All metrics are from his Pro Day (not the combine).
Height
5' 9"Weight
215 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.43 secShuttle Time
4.15 secCone Drill
7.00 secVertical Jump
32.0 inBroad Jump
119 inBench Press
19 repsHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
32.62 in
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Quiet in win
Demercado rushed once for 14 yards in Monday's 17-15 win over the Chargers.
ANALYSIS
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Nine touches in lopsided loss
Demercado rushed four times for 25 yards and brought in five of seven targets for 39 yards in the Cardinals' 34-13 loss to the Packers on Sunday. He also returned two kickoffs for 48 yards.
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Records one touch in Week 5
Demercado didn't have a carry and gathered in his only target for no yards during Sunday's 24-23 victory at San Francisco.
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Earns five touches Sunday
Demercado notched four carries for 24 yards, hauled in his only target for no yards, had one kick return for 16 yards and recovered a fumble during Sunday's 24-14 defeat to the Commanders.
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Sparse usage Sunday
Demercado tallied two carries for seven yards and wasn't targeted during Sunday's 20-13 defeat to the Lions.
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Behind Ingram on depth chart
Demercado is listed behind Keaontay Ingram on Arizona's Week 6 running back depth chart, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Demercado played every snap in the second half of the Cardinals' Week 5 loss to the Bengals after James Conner suffered a knee injury, but the undrafted rookie may not maintain the lead role going forward, even with Conner having been placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Ingram is trending toward a return for Sunday's game against the Rams after missing the past two games due to a neck injury. If healthy, Ingram could be first in line for carries over both Demercado and Tony Jones, the latter of whom was claimed off waivers Monday.
Demercado played every snap in the second half of the Cardinals' Week 5 loss to the Bengals after James Conner suffered a knee injury, but the undrafted rookie may not maintain the lead role going forward, even with Conner having been placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Ingram is trending toward a return for Sunday's game against the Rams after missing the past two games due to a neck injury. If healthy, Ingram could be first in line for carries over both Demercado and Tony Jones, the latter of whom was claimed off waivers Monday.