Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-39vs New Mexico | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 106 yds |
Jacory Merritt
Jacory Merritt: RB · Arizona · #1.
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Jacory Merritt
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Danny Gonzales and Brent Brennan. On tape: 106 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against New Mexico, Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
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Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | 36 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 189 | 1,185 | 6.3 | 17 | 55 |
| Career | 202 | 1,291 | 6.4 | 18 | 55 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Career | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 31 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
W 61-39
vs New Mexico
106 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 22-point win at home against New Mexico.
With N. Fifita — 422 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.3 · 10 rush yds (1 car) · T. Mcmillan — 10 rec · 304 yds · 4 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 36 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.69Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 4 yds to the UNM 28 Arizona Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the UNM 38
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.34Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 9 yds to the ARIZ 49
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.09Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 18 yds to the ARIZ 31 for a
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.07Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for no gain to the UNM 39
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.07Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for a loss of 4 yards to the ARIZ 22
4 more plays
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 9 yds to the UNM 39
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.97Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 16 yds to the ARIZ 30 for a
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.86Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for no gain to the ARIZ 30
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +0.86Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 9 yds to the UNM 32 for a
Teams and coaches
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 106 YDS/g, 8.2 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
57.2%
437 pass / 327 run
Plays / game
63.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
13 carries in 1 game
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, three schools, drafted
- 2025 Drafted in round 7, No. 245 by the Washington
- 2024 Arizona BrennanYear 6 · 1 game
- 2023 New Mexico GonzalesYear 5 · 12 games
- 2022 Alabama StateYear 4 · 1 game
- 2021 Alabama StateYear 3 · 1 game
- 2019 Alabama StateYear 1 · 2 games
How it ended
Two seasons, at New Mexico and Arizona, 1,291 rushing yards — drafted at #245 overall by the Washington Commanders.
2025
- Drafted by Washington Commandersround 7, pick 245
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coaches2023
New Mexico
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Danny Gonzales and Brent Brennan.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 2nd NFL season
#245Rd 7 · Pick 29
Washington CommandersEntering 2nd NFL season