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Emari Demercado

Emari Demercado

RB • Kansas City Chiefs Proj Rank N/A Actual 66 N/A • Trade Value
Rushing Receiving
ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD FSP
443127.101310116.92
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Emari Demercado | Fantasy Outlook

Premium Handcuff Appeal in Kansas City Elevated by Rising Draft Stock

Emari Demercado enters the season as the direct backup to Kenneth Walker III in Kansas City's explosive offense. While Walker will dominate early-down work, Demercado's path to fantasy relevance relies on high-value touches or a sudden injury to the starter. He has proven highly efficient in limited action during his previous seasons.

Our projections peg Demercado for 53 rushing attempts and 13 receptions. While his projected season total of 59.9 fantasy points keeps him off the starting radar in shallow leagues, he remains a vital premium insurance policy in high-powered Kansas City.

Fantasy managers are noticing his high-value handcuff potential. Demercado's ADP has climbed significantly in recent weeks to 443 in 1.0 PPR leagues. Our models view him as an ascending, cheap bench stash rather than an over-hyped reach.

Updated 21 hrs ago

Emari Demercado Fantasy

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RUSH RECEIVING
WK OPP ATT YD TD TARGET REC YD TD Pts Diff.
18 @LAR (24th) 2 29 0 1 1 28 0 7 28
17 @CIN (1st) 5 11 0 3 2 9 0 4 44
16 ATL (14th) 5 30 0 1 0 0 0 3 28
15 @HOU (24th) 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 29
14 LAR (30th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
13 @TB (11th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
12 JAX (28th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
12 JAX (28th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
11 SF (17th) 5 8 0 3 2 12 0 4 30
10 @SEA (24th) 4 64 0 4 3 40 0 13 36
9 @DAL (3rd) 14 79 0 1 1 -1 0 9 22
7 GB (31st) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
6 @IND (26th) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30
5 TEN (3rd) 3 81 0 0 0 0 0 6 23
4 SEA (19th) 2 8 0 2 2 13 1 10 23
3 @SF (24th) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30
2 CAR (9th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
1 @NO (7th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
44 312 0 20 13 101 1 58
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RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2023 ARI 11 58 284 4.9 2 30 21 119 5.7 0
2024 ARI 13 24 223 9.3 1 20 16 104 6.5 0
2025 ARI 11 44 312 7.1 0 20 13 101 7.8 1
3-YEAR AVG 12 42 273 6.5 1 23 17 108 6.5 0
Totals 35 126 819 6.5 3 70 50 324 6.5 1

Demercado Projection

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RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.2 17.2 0.1 0.8 5.5 0 3.5
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Depth Chart

Kansas City Chiefs

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Patrick Mahomes 73% 27%
Justin Fields 16% 2%
NAME OWN START
Kenneth Walker 100% 83%
Emari Demercado 7% 0%
Brashard Smith 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Travis Kelce 98% 64%
NAME OWN START
Rashee Rice 89% 36%
Xavier Worthy 79% 17%
NAME OWN START
Harrison Butker 62% 53%
NAME OWN START
Chiefs DST 34% 18%

Team Rankings

PTS
21.3
21st
YDS
320.6
20th
Y/P
5.1
23rd
TO Diff
-0.1
14th
ATT
34.4
7th
CMP
21.4
12th
YDS
214.1
16th
TD
1.4
21st
ATT
25.3
25th
YDS
106.6
25th
AVG
4.2
21st
TD
0.9
19th
SACK
2.1
25th
TA
0.8
26th
PA
19.3
6th
TeamW-LWin %PFPA
BroncosBroncos14-3-00.824401311
ChargersChargers11-6-00.647368340
ChiefsChiefs6-11-00.353362328
RaidersRaiders3-14-00.177241432

Redzone Stats

PlayerTOTAL LOOKSRUSH ATTTGTRECO/S
Kareem Hunt494542  
Isiah Pacheco242042  
Brashard Smith181087  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Rashee Rice2522133  
Marquise Brown101070  
JuJu Smith-Schuster9940  
Xavier Worthy7750  
Tyquan Thornton4420  
Jason Brownlee1100  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Travis Kelce1412102  
Noah Gray3310  

Team Stats

PlayerGPCMPATTYDSTDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TDO/S
P.Mahomes143155023587221189.64225  
C.Oladokun335552351079.0180  
S.Buechele1714880069.940  
G.Minshew4613370121.020  
PlayerGPATTYDSAVGTDTGTRECREC YDSSNAPSO/S
K.Hunt171636113.782518143529  
I.Pacheco131184623.912619101424  
B.Smith17441513.403525172191  
D.Pierce514362.6010028  
C.Edwards-Helaire27131.9022919  
E.Mitchell1000.001007  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
M.Brown16744958712.0551551  
R.Rice8785357110.8547415  
X.Worthy14734253212.7142645  
T.Thornton14371943823.1361368  
J.Smith-Schuster17453334510.5130620  
N.Remigio14112121.002131  
J.Royals73242.00286  
J.Brownlee61000.00026  
J.Holiday10000.0001  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
T.Kelce171087685111.2544902  
N.Gray1637211788.5028545  
J.Wiley51144.00428  
R.Tonyan171111.001133  
PlayerGPFGMFGAXPMXPAPTSO/S
H.Butker1733383135140  
PlayerGPTKLSACKTFLINTPDFFFRO/S
N.Bolton171541.0101610  
C.Conner171072.041220  
D.Tranquill171032.0100111  
B.Cook17830.010600  
J.Watson15642.032600  
T.McDuffie13631.021710  
L.Chenal14542.021200  
G.Karlaftis16486.0100201  
N.Williams17381.040700  
A.Gillotte17371.531100  
J.Hicks17350.500400  
C.Jones17297.0120200  
C.Omenihu17283.550000  
M.Pennel16260.010000  
M.Danna15251.031100  
C.Roland-Wallace11230.001300  
J.Tillery17211.520001  
K.Fulton8160.000600  
D.Nnadi15160.000000  
M.Edwards6130.010100  
C.McDonald1770.010000  
J.Cochrane1760.001101  
J.Bassa1760.000010  
Z.Pickens350.000000  
O.Norman-Lott551.010000  
K.Knowles1350.000200  
M.Tuipulotu310.000000  
N.Johnson200.000000  
J.Williams1500.000000  
C.Christiansen300.000000  
T.Smith000.000000  
E.Downs100.000010  
M.Smith Jr.000.000000  
M.Herring200.000000  

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Schedule

WEEK OPP SCORE
1KC vs DEN
2KC vs IND
3KC @MIA
4KC @LV
5KC vs BYE
6KC vs LAC
7KC @SEA
8KC @DEN
9KC vs NYJ
10KC @ATL
11KC vs ARI
12KC @BUF
13KC @LAR
14KC @CIN
15KC vs NE
16KC vs SF
17KC @LAC
18KC vs LV

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Mar 12th

Breaking: Chiefs Sign Ex-Cardinals RB Emari Demercado to 1-Year Deal

Mar 5th

Cardinals Decline to Tender RB Emari Demercado, Making Him a Free Agent ...

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