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Emari Demercado Dallas Cowboys · #31

Running Back · 5' 9", 215 lbs · Inglewood, CA · Age 27

Emari Demercado is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he ran for 15 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Running BackUndrafted4-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #31 · Running Back
Emari Demercado
Season avg15 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec
Career avg834 rush yds · 3 td · 50 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Emari Demercado — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Emari Demercado is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he ran for 15 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Rushing volume
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Receiving
Average · offense
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All-purpose
Solid · offense
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Volume share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Emari Demercado stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1256 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
130Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Emari Demercado — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
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Scoring
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The engine

How the model sees Emari Demercado

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
149
rush yds
30–267
0
td
0–1
7
rec
1–13
51
rec yds
9–93
8
games
3–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 15 → projected 149 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+133.7
Age curve
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Net vs last season+133.7 rush yds
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 13 / 13 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Emari Demercado career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
202314284221119403
202413223116104327
202513312013101413
2026 in progress · 2 games21500015
Career428343503241,158
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Emari Demercado

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-01-20

The beginning

Emari Demercado is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 4th NFL season.

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Emari Demercado is a Dallas Cowboys running back, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has rushed for 834 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 50 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 15 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 0 receptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Demercado goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 9"
Weight
215 lbs
Born
Inglewood, CA
Age
27
Jersey
#31
Background

Emari Demercado is from Inglewood, CA and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays running back at 5' 9", 215 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has run for 834 yards and 3 touchdowns while adding 50 catches. Demercado is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Emari Demercado is a committee and depth back who has amassed 1,158 scrimmage yards and 3 rushing touchdowns over 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Rushing834 career rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.
Receiving back50 receptions for 324 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 312 yards in 2025.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Emari Demercado — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Emari Demercado, answered.

What position does Emari Demercado play?
Emari Demercado is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Emari Demercado drafted?
Emari Demercado entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Emari Demercado played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Emari Demercado's career stats?
He has rushed for 834 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 50 passes.
Emari Demercado career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB3
behind the starter
Snap share
13%
of offensive snaps
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00
Rush share
5%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DEN
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
57
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 4
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
63
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DENW2 vs INDW3 @ MIAW4 @ LVW5 · BYEW6 vs LACW7 @ SEAW8 @ DENW9 vs NYJW10 @ ATLW11 vs ARIW12 @ BUFW13 @ LAW14 @ CINW15 vs NEW16 vs SFW17 @ LACW18 vs LV

Each week grades Emari Demercado's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2023
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk15 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk14 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk13 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk12 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk9 · Ankle2025 Wk7 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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