WAS · RB

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt is a running back for the Washington Commanders. Injury status: IR. Depth chart: RB6.

Scouting report

Jacory Croskey-Merritt: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 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 5 games of 2026, Croskey-Merritt has scored 44.9 PPR points, or 9.0 per game. That is 28.7% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Croskey-Merritt would finish with about 153 points, in line with the 156.6 projected. The best week so far is 14.2 points in Week 5 against NYG, the RB18 finish that week. Croskey-Merritt has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 2 of 5 games, a 40% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 54 qualified running backs of 2026, Croskey-Merritt ranks in the 59th percentile in rush TDs, the 51st percentile in rush yards and the 32nd percentile in receiving yards. The softest mark is the 23rd percentile in receptions.

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 1,044 rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns, 14 receptions and 108 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, 9% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Croskey-Merritt handled 13.4 carries per game, including 6 red-zone carries and 1 carry from inside the five. 4 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Croskey-Merritt drew 1.8 targets per game.

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
2026WAS56723927540044.9
2025WAS171758058139680140.3

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Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-10-20.