RB · Dallas Cowboys · #31

Emari Demercado

RB4

College: TCU
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 215 lb
Experience: 4th season

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Season

EPA / carry

−0.23▼ 0.07 vs '25

26th of 28 RBs

Success rate

20.0%▼ 11.8 vs '25

28th of 28 RBs

RYOE / carry

–

Yards per carry

3.00▼ 4.09 vs '25

28th of 28 RBs

Receiving

0 yds

0 rec · 0 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 27 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard plus Demercado.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing−1.1

Receiving0.0

Net−1.1

Best game · Wk 1 @ NYG

Carries

Rush yds

Total TD

−0.3

Rush EPA

−0.16

EPA/carry

Rec yds

2026 game log

	Rushing							Receiving
Game	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
Wk 1 @ NYGL	2	7	3.50	0	−0.3	−0.16	0.0	0	0	0	0	–
Wk 2 vs WASW	3	8	2.67	0	−0.8	−0.28	33.3	0	0	0	0	–
Season	5	15	3.00	0	−1.1	−0.23	20.0	0	0	0	0	–

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Cowboys

$1.1Mover 1 year

Avg. per year: $1.1M
Guaranteed: $0 0%
2026 cap hit: $827K 0.2% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2026

2026 · now

Year 1 of 1 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Rushing						Receiving
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Scrimmage yardsRushing plus receiving yards.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
2026	2	−1.1	15	5	15	3.00	0	−0.23	20.0	0	0	0	0	–
2025	13	−8.5	413	44	312	7.09	0	−0.16	31.8	20	13	101	1	−0.08
2024	13	+9.0	327	24	223	9.29	1	+0.52	50.0	20	16	104	0	−0.17
2023	14	−20.2	403	58	284	4.90	2	−0.09	39.7	30	21	119	0	−0.50
Career	42	−20.9	1,158	131	834	6.37	3	−0.01	38.2	70	50	324	1	−0.28