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Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Running Back, Washington Commanders · #22.

Player facts

Team: Washington Commanders
Position: Running Back
Number: 22
Born: Apr 12, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Montgomery, AL, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 208 lbs
College: Arizona
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	67	239	3.6	2	33	5	40	8.0	35	1	0
Last 5 Games	67	239	3.7	2	33	5	40	5.6	35	1	0
Career	242	1,044	4.3	10	72	14	108	7.7	35	5	2

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	67 carries	-0.10	36%		24th of 41
Receiving	7 targets	-0.20	29%		fewer than 24 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, Oct 11	vs NYG	T 27-27 OT	11	82	7.5	1	33	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs IND	L 30-13	9	15	1.7	0	6	2	35	17.5	0	35	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs SEA	W 33-31	19	36	1.9	0	9	1	7	7.0	0	7	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DAL	L 37-20	12	43	3.6	0	9	1	5	5.0	0	5	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PHI	L 24-22	16	63	3.9	1	11	1	-7	-7.0	0	-7	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jacory "Bill" Croskey-Merritt (born April 12, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama State Hornets, New Mexico Lobos, and Arizona Wildcats. Croskey-Merritt was selected by the Commanders in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft, leading all rookies in rushing touchdowns with eight during the season.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Croskey-Merritt was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 12, 2001, later attending Sidney Lanier High School. He was rated as a zero-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Alabama State Hornets.

Alabama State

In 2022, Croskey-Merritt rushed 120 times for 526 yards and four touchdowns. In four years with the Hornets, he rushed for 1,164 yards and 13 touchdowns. After the 2022 season, Croskey-Merritt entered his name into the transfer portal.

New Mexico

Croskey-Merritt transferred to play for the New Mexico Lobos. In week 13 of the 2023 season, he ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Fresno State. In the 2023 regular season finale, Croskey-Merritt rushed for 233 yards versus Utah State. During the 2023 season, he ran 189 times for 1,190 yards and 17 touchdowns and hauled in eight receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown, earning second-team all-Mountain West honors. After the season, Croskey-Merritt entered into the transfer portal again.

Arizona

He entered the transfer portal in 2024 as a 3 star transfer. Croskey-Merritt originally transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats, however he would later flip to play for the Ole Miss Rebels, before again joining Arizona. Due to eligibility issues stemming from an NCAA discrepancy regarding his jersey number 21 being used by another player after redshirting as a freshman at Alabama State in 2019, he appeared in just one game in 2024 where he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. Croskey-Merritt declared for the 2025 NFL draft following the season. He played in the 2025 East–West Shrine Bowl, where he was named its offensive MVP after rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns.

Personal life

Croskey-Merritt prefers to be called Bill. He took the nickname after the titular character from the children's television series Little Bill for having a near-bald hairstyle in his youth.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jacory Croskey-Merritt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹