#3

Emari Demercado

RB · TCU · Sr. · #3

TCU 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Emari Demercado

RB · TCU · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#173 national
CFB
College
TCU
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-heavy
2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022TCU1216815.66--
2021TCU964214.44--
Career2171,1025.110--
SeasonTeam
2022TCU13655.01--
2021TCU12947.80--
Career251596.41--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2022

W 51–45

at Michigan

150 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Michigan on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Brandon Thomas’s 2021 season.

Memphis · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
#2

Devin Neal

Kansas · 2022

75%
#3

Charles McClelland

Cincinnati · 2022

75%
#4

Damien Moore

California · 2021

74%
#5

Nathaniel Peat

Stanford · 2021

73%

Matches Brandon on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Receiving share

Differs from Brandon on

Rush TD rate (lower)
Height (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Demetric Felton’s path through UCLA.

Demetric Felton

98%match

UCLA · 2020

NFL Rd 6
#2

Joshua Samuel

Austin Peay · 2022

96%
#3

Bryson Kuzdzal

Michigan · 2025

94%
#4

Zylan Perry

Louisiana · 2025

94%
#5

Billy Lucas

Liberty · 2024

93%

Matches Demetric on

Yards per carry
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jarquez Hunter's junior season at Auburn (2023).

Auburn · 2023

All-SECNFL Rd 4
#2

Kejon Owens

Florida International · 2023

84%
#3

Oscar Adaway III

North Texas · 2023

79%
#4

DeCarlos Brooks

Arizona State · 2023

77%
#5

George Holani

Boise State · 2022

All-Mountain West
76%

Matches Jarquez on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
EPA / carry (adj)
Height

Differs from Jarquez on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Emari Demercado

#1

Zylan Perry

Louisiana · 2023

94%
#2

Billy Lucas

Liberty · 2023

93%
#3

Elijah Davis

Old Dominion · 2021

92%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
4212021
6812022

+62%

Up 62% from first season to most-recent.