Emari Demercado: RB · TCU · #3.
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Emari Demercado
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at TCU: Gary Patterson and Sonny Dykes. A game that shows it: 150 rushing yards and 1 reception against Michigan — Bowl, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
32.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 14.2% of his carries. 3 carries for 2 yds vs Kansas; 17 for 150 vs Michigan.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
22.5% of carries overall (119/528) → 20.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/129) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-13@ Colorado | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 | 43 | 150-yard day |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs Tarleton State | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-34@ SMU | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 2 | 63 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-24vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ No. 19 Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-40vs No. 8 Oklahoma State | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs No. 17 Kansas State | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-31@ West Virginia | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-24vs Texas Tech | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-10@ No. 18 Texas | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-28@ Baylor | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-14vs Iowa State | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-31vs No. 13 Kansas State | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 | |
 Bowl | W 51-45vs No. 2 Michigan | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 1 | 69 | |
 Bowl | L 7-65vs No. 1 Georgia | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 121 | 681 | 5.6 | 6 | 69 |
Bowl · 2022
W 51-45
vs Michigan · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%89 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 121 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 121 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 38.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 36.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 56.9 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 32.3 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
45.2%
453 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
66.9
15 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
121 carries and 13 catches in 15 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at TCU, 1,590 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, and Sonny Dykes. Multi-era developmental context.
