Emari Demercado

Running Back, Dallas Cowboys · #31.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Running Back
Number: 31
Born: Jan 20, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Inglewood, CA, USA
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: TCU
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	5	15	3.0	0	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	131	834	6.4	3	71	50	324	6.5	1	34	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	5 carries	-0.23	20%		fewer than 36 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Sep 20	vs WSH	W 37-20	3	8	2.7	0	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	2	7	3.5	0	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Emari Demercado (born January 20, 1999) is an American professional running back and kickoff returner for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Saddleback Guachos and TCU Horned Frogs and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals after the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Emari Demercado, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Demercado grew up in Inglewood, California, and attended Century Community Charter School in the heart of Inglewood. He also attended Downey High School. He committed to play college football at Saddleback College, a junior college in Mission Viejo, California. He is of Jamaican descent.

College career

Demercado played one year at Saddleback under head coach Mark McElroy, rushing for 1,026 yards and 15 touchdowns and bringing in 54 receptions for 443 yards and two touchdowns. On May 6, 2018, he committed to Texas Christian University (TCU).

Demercado played for five years at TCU and racked up 1,615 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on 4.8 yards per carry and 40 receptions for 277 yards and a touchdown. His best season came in 2022 where he recorded 121 carries for 681 yards and six touchdowns and had 13 catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. In TCU's first playoff game, Demercado rushed for a career-high 150 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 59 yards in the National Championship Game.

After the season Demercado declared for the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Emari Demercado, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹