Demercado (back) is listed as active Sunday at Minnesota, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports. Arizona capped Demercado's practice reps during the entirety of Week 13 prep due to a back injury, but the issue won't stop him from being available to the team's backfield Sunday. Nevertheless, with 32 touches in 11 appearances this season, he doesn't hold much sway with James Conner leading the Cardinals' rushing attack and rookie third-rounder Trey Benson taking 58 touches himself in 10 outings to date.
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ACTIVELatest Emari Demercado news
Team
Arizona Cardinals
Birthdate
1/20/1999 (25)
Status
Active
HT/WT
5'9", 215 lbs
Birthplace
Inglewood, CA, USA
Position
RB
College
TCU
Experience
2 seasons
Career History
Arizona Cardinals
2023-Present
(2 seasons)
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ATT 3.1TD 0.2RUSH YDS 14.4LNG 9.3REC 1.1REC TD 0.1REC YDS 13.4AVG 12.0RAC 10.1CBSS fantasy points 4.3ESPN fantasy points 4.3Yahoo fantasy points 4.9
Pregame Probabilities
Expected to run >100 RYDS1% -
Full season projectionsATT 70.0RUSH YDS 317.2LNG 17.0REC 24.5REC YDS 182.0AVG 7.4
Demercado (back) is listed as active Sunday at Minnesota, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports. Arizona capped Demercado's practice reps during the entirety of Week 13 prep due to a back injury, but the issue won't stop him from being available to the team's backfield Sunday. Nevertheless, with 32 touches in 11 appearances this season, he doesn't hold much sway with James Conner leading the Cardinals' rushing attack and rookie third-rounder Trey Benson taking 58 touches himself in 10 outings to date.
Demercado (back) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Vikings, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports. Demercado was limited in all three of Arizona's practices ahead of Sunday's game in Minnesota. If he suits up, Demercado will likely continue to see modest usage in a Cardinals backfield led by James Conner. Rookie third-round pick Trey Benson has also been more involved recently than Demercado, as the latter has exceeded two touches in only four of 11 appearances.
Demercado (back) was listed as limited on Thursday's injury report, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports. Demercado maintained his listing from Wednesday's session as he tends to a back issue, giving him just one more chance to get back to full participation Friday or else risk entering the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game at Minnesota. If he's able to suit up, he'll split the reps behind starting running back James Conner with rookie third-round pick Trey Benson.
Demercado was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a back injury, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports. Demercado dealt with a shoulder issue last week, but it didn't stop him from suiting up this past Sunday at Seattle. While he matched fellow reserve RB Trey Benson's nine offensive snaps, Demercado recorded a single carry versus the rookie's four rushes. Per usual, James Conner led the way with 40 (of 58) plays and 12 touches for 49 yards from scrimmage. Assuming Demercado puts this new health concern behind him, he likely won't be afforded enough looks to produce Sunday in Minnesota.
Demercado tallied a 14-yard carry during Sunday's 16-6 defeat at Seattle. Demercado has four outings on the season with one or zero touches, Week 12 included, despite seeing regular usage on offense. As for the rest of the Cardinals backfield, James Conner led the way Sunday with 12 touches for 49 yards from scrimmage on 40 snaps, and Trey Benson matched Demercado's nine plays but had four rushes for a team-leading 18 yards. Demercado likely will retain a small role moving forward unless Conner or Benson require an absence of some sort.
Demercado (shoulder) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest in Seattle, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports. Demercado began Week 12 prep with back-to-back limited practices due to a shoulder issue, but his ability to handle every rep Friday paved the way for him to continue to be available out of the Cardinals backfield. Still, rookie third-rounder Trey Benson seemed to take over the No. 2 role behind starter James Conner in the team's two games before a Week 11 bye, as the former logged 32 offensive snaps and 21 touches versus 21 and nine, respectively, for Demercado during that span. At the very least, though, Demercado should be good for at least a handful of touches Sunday, as he averages 3.1 per game on the season.
Demercado (shoulder) practiced on a limited basis Thursday, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports. Demercado now has strung together back-to-back capped sessions to kick off Week 12 prep, giving him just one more opportunity to get back to full participation or else risk entering the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game at Seattle. Even if he's able to suit up, though, he likely will work behind starting RB James Conner and fellow reserve Trey Benson, as he has in the Cardinals' previous two contests.
Demercado was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a shoulder injury, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports. Demercado took a back seat to rookie third-round pick Trey Benson in the two games before the Cardinals' Week 11 bye, earning 21 snaps and nine touches versus 32 and 21, respectively, for the latter. Benson also averaged 5.5 yards per carry, while Demercado averaged 4.7 YPC outside of his 53-yard TD run Week 9. With a health concern now in tow, Demercado may fall even further behind in the RB pecking order to starter James Conner and Benson.
Demercado tallied three carries for 22 yards during Sunday's 31-6 win against the Jets. One week removed from his second-highest touch count (six) of the season, Demercado took a back seat to James Conner and fellow reserve RB Trey Benson out of the Cardinals backfield. Conner again led the way with 17 touches for 113 yards from scrimmage and one rushing TD on a 54 percent snap share, while Benson handled 12 touches for 87 total yards on 27 percent of plays. As for Demercado, he was third with 12 percent, and even DeeJay Dallas got three carries on four snaps in garbage time. It seems clear at this point in the campaign that Demercado is third in the pecking order among the top trio, and with a Week 11 bye on tap, his next chance to contribute is Sunday. Nov. 24 at Seattle.