Jacory Croskey-Merritt
24-Year-Old
2025 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
114
YDS
498
TD
4
YDS
68
TD
0
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
A rookie seventh-round pick, Croskey-Merritt was expected to compete with Chris Rodriguez and Jeremy McNichols for the No. 3 RB job in Washington but may now have a shot at something bigger. The team traded Brian Robinson on Aug. 22, moving forward with Austin Ekeler, Croskey-Merritt, Rodriguez and McNichols in the backfield. Eligibility issues limited Croskey-Merritt to one game at Arizona last year, but he ran for 1,190 yards and 17 touchdowns at New Mexico the year before, and he posted a 4.45 40-yard dash at his pro day this spring. He caught just seven passes in 2023, however, and he enters the NFL as a 24-year-old rookie. If nothing else, the opportunity in Washington is an excellent one, allowing Croskey-Merritt to get his foot in the door immediately. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year, $4.31 million contract with the Commanders in May of 2025.
Works as No. 2 back
Croskey-Merritt carried the ball nine times for 28 yards and caught his only target for five yards in Sunday's 16-13 overtime loss to the Dolphins.
ANALYSIS
Chris Rodriguez got the start for the Commanders and wound up seeing 16 touches to Croskey-Merritt's 10 while significantly out-gaining the rookie as well. The coaching staff will get a Week 12 bye to re-evaluate the offense, but Croskey-Merritt's role seems more likely to shrink than grow, as he's gone five straight games without reaching 40 rushing yards. On the season, he's produced 498 rushing yards on 114 totes for 4.4 yards per carry, but that number has plummeted to 2.9 YPC during that five-game swoon.
Chris Rodriguez got the start for the Commanders and wound up seeing 16 touches to Croskey-Merritt's 10 while significantly out-gaining the rookie as well. The coaching staff will get a Week 12 bye to re-evaluate the offense, but Croskey-Merritt's role seems more likely to shrink than grow, as he's gone five straight games without reaching 40 rushing yards. On the season, he's produced 498 rushing yards on 114 totes for 4.4 yards per carry, but that number has plummeted to 2.9 YPC during that five-game swoon.
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Broken Tackle %
21.0%Positive Run %
83.8%% Yds After Contact
64.9%Avg Yds After Contact
2.9Rushing TD %
3.8%Touches Per Game
11.3% Snaps w/Touch
39.5%Air Yards Per Game
-1.6Air Yards Per Snap
-0.06% Team Air Yards
-0.7%% Team Targets
4.6%Avg Depth of Target
-1.3 YdsCatch Rate
61.5%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
8.8% Targeted On Route
12.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Increased touches late
Croskey-Merritt rushed the ball 11 times for 30 yards in Sunday's 44-22 loss to the Lions. He was not targeted.
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Back to full Thursday
Croskey-Merritt (tooth) practiced fully Thursday.
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Logs limited practice Wednesday
Croskey-Merritt (tooth) practiced on a limited basis Wednesday.
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Remains inefficient
Croskey-Merritt rushed the ball 12 times for 38 yards in Sunday's 38-14 loss to the Seahawks.
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Little with nine touches Monday
Croskey-Merritt rushed nine times for 25 yards and failed to bring in his only target in the Commanders' 28-7 loss to the Chiefs on Monday night.
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Trending up for Week 4?
Croskey-Merritt is listed as questionable for Sunday's Week 4 game against the Falcons due to a knee injury, but he was a full participant in Friday's practice, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Croskey-Merritt's prospects weren't very bright over the first two days of the practice week, as he was a non-participant both Wednesday and Thursday. However, the rookie back had a good practice Friday according to head coach Dan Quinn, who also said Croskey-Merritt was "working incredibly hard round the clock to get back" but still needed final clearance from doctors.
Croskey-Merritt's prospects weren't very bright over the first two days of the practice week, as he was a non-participant both Wednesday and Thursday. However, the rookie back had a good practice Friday according to head coach Dan Quinn, who also said Croskey-Merritt was "working incredibly hard round the clock to get back" but still needed final clearance from doctors.