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Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is a running back for the Washington Commanders. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Jacory Croskey-Merritt: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Jacory Croskey-Merritt at a glance

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is a 25-year-old running back for the Washington Commanders, listed at 5'11" and 208 pounds. The Washington Commanders drafted Croskey-Merritt 245th overall in the seventh round in 2025, out of Arizona; this is year two in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Croskey-Merritt at 156.6 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB31 at the position and works out to 10.6 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Croskey-Merritt has scored 18.4 PPR points, or 9.2 per game. That is 11.8% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Croskey-Merritt would finish with about 156 points, in line with the 156.6 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 12.6 points in Week 1 against PHI, the RB22 finish that week. Croskey-Merritt has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Croskey-Merritt ranks in the 71st percentile in rush TDs, the 67th percentile in rush yards and the 40th percentile in yards per carry. The softest mark is the 1st percentile in receiving yards.

Career track record

2025 is the only completed season on record: Croskey-Merritt finished as RB33 with 140.3 PPR points in 17 games. The totals so far read 911 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns, 11 receptions and 66 receiving yards.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt by the numbers

Croskey-Merritt has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 2 times. The career high is 27.0 PPR points, set in Week 5 of 2025 against LAC. The game log also shows 2 100-yard rushing games. In all, Croskey-Merritt has reached 20 points in 2 games, 11% of career appearances.

Contract

Croskey-Merritt is playing on a four-year, $4.3 million contract signed with the Washington Commanders in 2025, an average of $1.1 million per year with $105,428 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
156.6
PPR / game
10.6

Jacory Croskey-Merritt fantasy outlook

Jacory Croskey-Merritt enters the 2026 season with WAS and ranks RB32 and #111 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 156.6 PPR points across 14.8 games, or 10.6 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Jacory Croskey-Merritt as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Jacory Croskey-Merritt produced 140.3 PPR points in 17 games (8.3 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 48%, with a 20% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main uncertainty is translating a limited NFL sample into a full-season role.

Week 1 projection

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is projected for 8.4 PPR points on the road at PHI in week 1, with a likely range of 1.0 to 21.2.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
20.5
Dynasty
23.9
Superflex redraft
33.8
Superflex dynasty
34.1
TE premium dynasty
14.4

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026WAS228106122-2018.4
2025WAS171758058139680140.3

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Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.