
Running back, Arizona (from Alabama State, New Mexico), 2019–24
Jacory Merritt
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
- Born
- Apr 12, 2001
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Jacory Merritt played running back at Alabama State (2019–22), New Mexico (2023) and Arizona (2024). The Washington Commanders took Merritt in round 7, No. 245 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
233rushing yards, career highvs. Utah State, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee Tech, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alabama State | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021* | Alabama State | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Alabama State | 120 | 470 | 3.9 | 4 | 50 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 189 | 1,185 | 6.3 | 17 | 55 |
| 2024 | Arizona | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | 36 |
| Career | 343 | 1,816 | 5.3 | 22 | 55 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alabama State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021* | Alabama State | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Alabama State | 13 | 167 | 12.8 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Career | 22 | 260 | 11.8 | 1 | 31 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alabama State | 1 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Alabama State | 1 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Alabama State | 1 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico | 1 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Arizona | 1 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 204 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alabama State (FCS) | 12 | -0.18 | – | – | -2.1 | – | – |
| 2021 | Alabama State (FCS) | 12 | -0.16 | – | – | -1.9 | – | – |
| 2022 | Alabama State (FCS) | 99 | -0.06 | 5th (n=470) | 0.14 | -6.1 | 21% | – |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 191 | 0.36 | 92nd (n=450) | 0.17 | 68.8 | 24% | 0.26 |
| 2024 | Arizona | 14 | 0.08 | – | – | 1.1 | – | – |
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
2024 Arizona 1 game, 106 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 61–39 | 13 | 106 | 1 | 36 | – | – |
2023 New Mexico 12 games, 1,185 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 10–52 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 27 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 56–10 | 12 | 162 | 3 | 55 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 17–27 | 16 | 83 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 34–31 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 26–35 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 24–52 | 17 | 68 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 42–21 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 24–34 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 14–56 | 21 | 86 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 14–42 | 15 | 73 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 25–17 | 21 | 204 | 2 | 50 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 41–44 | 31 | 233 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
2022 Alabama State 11 games, 470 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 23–13 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
| Sep 3 | vs.Miles | W 21–13 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–45 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 15–25 | 17 | 143 | 0 | 31 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 16–13 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 12–26 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 24–9 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–17 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 37–22 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 47 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 14–21 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 14–19 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 47 |
2021 Alabama State 1 game, 17 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 0–62 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
No box score in the source for Sep 4 vs. Miles, so that game is not listed.
2019 Alabama State 2 games, 38 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 19–24 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 12–49 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Tuskegee; Sep 14 vs. Kennesaw State; Sep 21 vs. Grambling; Oct 5 vs. Alcorn State; Oct 12 at Jackson State; Oct 26 vs. Alabama A&M; Nov 2 at Mississippi Valley State; Nov 9 at Texas Southern; Nov 28 vs. Prairie View A&M, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Offensive MVP of the 2025 East–West Shrine Bowl.
| Drill | Pro day |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 208 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 175 | 805 | 8 | 9 | 68 |
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 5 | 67 | 239 | 2 | 5 | 40 |
| NFL career | 22 | 242 | 1,044 | 10 | 14 | 108 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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