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Kareem Hunt

Kareem Hunt

RBn/a
Emari Demercado

Emari Demercado

RBKansas City Chiefs KC
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hunt over Demercado

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Kareem Hunt

Aging Veteran Profiles as a Touchdown-Dependent Depth Piece

Coming off a 2025 campaign where he handled 193 carries and caught 21 passes, Kareem Hunt proved he can still handle a workload when called upon. However, his efficiency dipped to a modest 3.7 yards per carry. Entering his age-31 season, the veteran runner's explosive days are behind him, and our data suggests a more limited role moving forward.

Currently rostered in 57% of leagues but starting in only 13%, Hunt is largely viewed by fantasy managers as a bench stash. Without a guaranteed lead role, his primary value lies in goal-line opportunities and short-yardage work. He will likely share touches in a committee, which makes his weekly output highly touchdown-dependent.

Our projections view him as a depth option rather than a priority draft-day target. His fantasy relevance is entirely dependent on team context and red-zone usage. While he offers solid handcuff value, his limited efficiency and advanced age cap his overall ceiling, making him best suited as a bench option for zero-RB builds.


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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Demercado over Hunt

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Emari Demercado

Deep Handcuff Option Offers Contingent Value in Kansas City Offense

Operating behind starter Kenneth Walker III, Emari Demercado is positioned as the primary backup in the Kansas City backfield. This role severely limits his standalone weekly fantasy value, reserving him mostly for rotational duties. Our projections slate him for 32 rushing attempts and 9 receptions, emphasizing his minor offensive footprint under normal circumstances.

Draft trends reveal that Demercado's PPR ADP has experienced heavy downward momentum, plummeting from the low-300s in May into the 500s and deeper by early June. This falling market price indicates fantasy managers are ignoring him. At this heavily discounted cost, our models see him as a cheap, low-risk stash.

With a low ownership rate hovering around 11% and starting in next to no leagues, he is far from a standard target. However, his value lies entirely in his contingent upside. We project him for 37.8 fantasy points, but he remains just one injury away from a massive workload boost.


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Performance Kareem Hunt
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Kareem Hunt
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Redzone Touches Emari Demercado
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kareem Hunt
OWN
55%
-4.25 compared to last week
START
13%
-2.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Emari Demercado
OWN
11%
-2.13 compared to last week
START
 
4%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kareem Hunt
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Emari Demercado
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Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kareem Hunt

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 29th with 144.50 total points (8.03 avg).
  • Currently 221.1 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 45th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 46th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 33rd among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 35th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 12th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 193 (10.72 per game) and is currently ranked 25th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush yards with 716 (39.78 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 9 (0.50 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -12, Rush AVG: +0.1 Rush TDs: +2, Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: -12 Rec TDs: +1,
Breakdown Emari Demercado

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 66th with 45.30 total points (2.52 avg).
  • Currently 320.3 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 64th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 312 (17.33 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +89, Rush AVG: -2.2 Rush TDs: -1, Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: -3 Rec TDs: +1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 32, RUSH YDS: 172, RUSH TDS: 1, REC: 9, REC YDS: 61, REC TDS: 0
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kareem Hunt

No Injury Reported

Injury Emari Demercado

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kareem Hunt

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Emari Demercado

Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs VS Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.47271.2619127623.15
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Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 160.00 total points (8.42 avg).
  • Currently 67 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 303.18 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1548 (91.06 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3606 (212.12 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 2 in sacks with 68 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.29 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -75.68, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: +15, INTs: -3, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +0.47,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 31, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 19.4, YDS/G: 295.6
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kareem Hunt
4.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Emari Demercado
4.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kareem Hunt
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 KC 16 272 1327 4.9 8 64 53 455 8.6 3
2018 KC 11 181 824 4.6 7 35 26 378 14.5 7
2019 CLE 8 44 171 3.9 2 45 37 285 7.7 1
2020 CLE 16 206 889 4.3 8 52 39 317 8.1 5
2021 CLE 8 78 386 4.9 5 27 22 174 7.9 0
2022 CLE 16 123 468 3.8 3 44 35 210 6.0 1
2023 CLE 15 135 411 3.0 9 21 15 84 5.6 0
2024 KC 13 200 728 3.6 7 32 23 176 7.7 0
2025 KC 16 193 716 3.7 9 28 21 169 8.0 1
3-YEAR AVG 17 188 666 3.5 9 30 22 150 6.7 1
Totals 128 1474 6095 4.1 62 358 280 2272 8.1 19
Career Emari Demercado
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
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ARI vs WAS 09:40 EDT EST
ATH @HOU 08:10 EDT EST
ATL vs PIT 07:15 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 07:07 EDT EST
BOS @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
CHC vs SF 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
CIN @STL 08:15 EDT EST
CLE @TEX 08:15 EDT EST
COL vs MIL 08:40 EDT EST
DET vs SEA 06:40 EDT EST
KC @MIN 08:15 EDT EST
LAA @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
MIA vs TB 07:10 EDT EST
NYM @SD 09:40 EDT EST
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NY @SA 8:30 PM EST
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