Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | 36 |
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Jacory Merritt
Former running back at Arizona. 2024: 106 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
5′11″ · 204 lb · Montgomery, AL
CFB Index 79 · #22 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceWashington — drafted 2025, Rd 7, Pick 29, #245 overall
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former running back at Arizona. 2024: 106 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
- Drafted round 7 by the Washington in 2025.
Jacory Merritt
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Danny Gonzales and Brent Brennan. The receipt on tape: 106 rush yds, 1 rush TD against New Mexico, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona, 1,291 rushing yards — drafted at #245 overall by Washington.
His career
2025
- Drafted by Washingtonround 7, pick 245
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #245
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coaches2023
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
WashingtonEntering 2nd NFL season
#245Rd 7 · Pick 29
WashingtonEntering 2nd NFL season
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (99th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 189 | 1,185 | 6.3 | 17 | -- |
| Career | 202 | 1,291 | 6.4 | 18 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 36 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&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 · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.34Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 9 yds to the ARIZ 49
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.09Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 18 yds to the ARIZ 31 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -1.07Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for no gain to the UNM 39
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.07Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for a loss of 4 yards to the ARIZ 22
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 9 yds to the UNM 39
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.97Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 16 yds to the ARIZ 30 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.86Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for no gain to the ARIZ 30
- Week 1 · New Mexico · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +0.86Jacory Croskey-Merritt run for 9 yds to the UNM 32 for a 1ST down
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Israel Abanikanda’s 2022 season.
68%match
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
Matches Israel on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Israel on
Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Najee Harris’s path through Alabama.
97%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 24
#4
LaDarius Owens
93%
Matches Najee on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Sampson's senior season at Tennessee (2024).
72%match
All-SECNFL Rd 4
Matches Dylan on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jacory Merritt
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology