Running back, Merrimack (from Marshall, Saint Francis), 2022–⁠26

DeMarcus McElroy

Number
No. 6
Height
5′9″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Youngstown, OH

DeMarcus McElroy plays running back for Merrimack, after Marshall (2022–⁠23) and Saint Francis (2024). Last time out, at Dartmouth: 5 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 10 yards.

2026 so far

199 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 5 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 10 yards at Dartmouth, L 21–⁠27

Next game: vs. New Hampshire, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 45URI
  2. -3@DEL
  3. 30@ME
  4. 2@TAR
  5. 64NHVN
  6. 39@YALE
  7. 22@DART

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. Stonehill, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Saint Francis1146055.3297
2025Merrimack582564.4163
2026Merrimack331996.0233
Career2051,0605.2597

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Saint Francis161127.0116
2025Merrimack14835.9114
2026Merrimack2168.0010
Career322116.6216

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Marshall6RBRS
2023Marshall6RBFr.
2024Saint Francis6RBSo.
2025Merrimack6RBJr.
2026Merrimack6RBSr.5′9″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Merrimack (FCS)410.00––0.08%
2026Merrimack (FCS)38-0.17––-6.58%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Merrimack 7 games, 199 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Rhode IslandL 7–⁠3410450160
Sep 3atDelawareL 7–⁠424−30–––
Sep 12atMaineW 23–⁠145301–––
Sep 19atTarleton StateL 20–⁠45220–––
Sep 26vs.New HavenW 17–⁠103640–––
Oct 3atYaleL 24–⁠414390–––
Oct 17atDartmouthL 21–⁠2752211100
2025 Merrimack 12 games, 256 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atKent StateL 17–⁠212002120
Sep 6vs.Saint AnselmW 31–⁠6146102180
Sep 13atKennesaw StateL 13–⁠27230170
Sep 20vs.Central ConnecticutW 16–⁠14450120
Sep 27atStony BrookL 10–⁠35350–––
Oct 4vs.Robert MorrisW 24–⁠77981–––
Oct 11vs.MaineL 13–⁠2021202190
Oct 18atHarvardL 7–⁠314160–––
Nov 1atColgateL 20–⁠234100–––
Nov 8atNew HavenL 31–⁠41680–––
Nov 15atSacred HeartL 37–⁠4252405241
Nov 22vs.FordhamW 27–⁠265140110
2024 Saint Francis 10 games, 605 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atDaytonL 10–⁠1896904220
Sep 7atKent StateW 23–⁠1720810190
Sep 14vs.Central ConnecticutL 20–⁠27912413160
Sep 21atEastern MichiganL 0–⁠365501−10
Oct 5atDelaware StateW 28–⁠176400291
Oct 12vs.DuquesneL 7–⁠3861701100
Oct 19atWagnerL 0–⁠14145001140
Oct 26atRobert MorrisL 0–⁠1711290160
Nov 2vs.StonehillW 34–⁠0191471–––
Nov 23atMercyhurstL 20–⁠21154302270

No box score in the source for Nov 16 at Long Island University, so that game is not listed.

2023 Marshall 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.UAlbanyW 21–⁠17––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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