Running back, TCU, 2017–⁠22

Emari Demercado

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Inglewood, CA
Born
Jan 20, 1999

Emari Demercado played running back at TCU (2017–⁠22).

Career highs

150rushing yards, career highvs. Michigan, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat SMU, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018TCU572243.9022
2019TCU18653.6020
2020TCU461994.3022
2021TCU964214.4422
2022TCU1216815.6669
Career3381,5904.71069

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018TCU581.607
2020TCU1011011.0052
2021TCU12947.8016
2022TCU13655.0118
Career402776.9152

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018TCU71380
2019TCU190
2021TCU2340
2022TCU71850
Career173660

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017TCU3RBYr 1
2018TCU3RBYr 2
2019TCU3RBYr 3
2020TCU3RBYr 4
2021TCU3RBYr 5
2022TCU3RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018TCU45-0.12––-5.58%-0.02
2019TCU18-0.15––-2.7––
2020TCU580.15––8.611%0.10
2021TCU104-0.027th (n=277)0.16-2.518%0.10
2022TCU1340.1448th (n=470)0.1418.813%0.23

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 TCU 15 games, 681 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atColoradoW 38–⁠13449143––
Sep 10vs.Tarleton StateW 59–⁠176703––
Sep 24atSMUW 42–⁠34664263118
Oct 1vs.OklahomaW 55–⁠24862136––
Oct 8atKansasW 38–⁠313202––
Oct 15vs.Oklahoma StateW 43–⁠40962016210
Oct 22vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠2884301223
Oct 29atWest VirginiaW 41–⁠3161005110
Nov 5vs.Texas TechW 34–⁠241143015116
Nov 12atTexasW 17–⁠10116501426
Nov 19atBaylorW 29–⁠288261826
Nov 26vs.Iowa StateW 62–⁠1461205––
Dec 3vs.Kansas StateL 28–⁠31427016––
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganW 51–⁠45171501691−2
Jan 9 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠6514590101−2
2021 TCU 10 games, 421 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.DuquesneW 45–⁠3532122––
Oct 2vs.TexasL 27–⁠3241407––
Oct 9atTexas TechW 52–⁠31822018––
Oct 16atOklahomaL 31–⁠52757017––
Oct 23vs.West VirginiaL 17–⁠2921107––
Oct 30atKansas StateL 12–⁠314715210
Nov 6vs.BaylorW 30–⁠281934011455
Nov 13atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠63149011318
Nov 20vs.KansasW 31–⁠28188911118
Nov 26atIowa StateL 14–⁠481565017413
2020 TCU 8 games, 199 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.Iowa StateL 34–⁠37839011542
Oct 3atTexasW 33–⁠311404––
Oct 31atBaylorW 33–⁠2331207––
Nov 7vs.Texas TechW 34–⁠1842208––
Nov 14atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠2451609466
Nov 28atKansasW 59–⁠23633022––
Dec 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 29–⁠2261906––
Dec 12vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠1013540912
2019 TCU 4 games, 65 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 39–⁠751105––
Sep 14atPurdueW 34–⁠13633020––
Sep 21vs.SMUL 38–⁠4141005––
Sep 28vs.KansasW 51–⁠1431108––
2018 TCU 10 games, 224 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.SouthernW 55–⁠7857022––
Sep 7atSMUW 42–⁠1262808––
Sep 29vs.Iowa StateW 17–⁠14––––––
Oct 11vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠174906––
Oct 20vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠523804––
Nov 3vs.Kansas StateW 14–⁠13100017
Nov 10atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠47––––26
Nov 17atBaylorW 16–⁠915600142−5
Nov 24vs.Oklahoma StateW 31–⁠2471107––
Dec 26 ✦vs.CaliforniaW 10–⁠71351017––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height5′9⅜″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan74½″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 38 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Arizona Cardinals1158284221119
2024Arizona Cardinals1324223116104
2025Arizona Cardinals1244312013101
2026 (so far)Dallas Cowboys2515000
NFL career38131834350324

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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