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Why aren't the Cardinals using Emari Demercado?

Asking for a friend. Why is it, exactly, that the Cardinals don’t want to use Emari Demercado? It seems like when they put him on the field, good things happen.

Most recently, Demercado exploded through a hole at Seattle and ripped off a 55-yard gain. But the Cardinals in that game instead relied mainly on Bam Knight, who picked up only 28 yards on 10 carries. Demercado at Seattle had only 3 other rushing attempts.

The previous week, Demercado had a 19-yard run. And back in Tennessee, there was that ill-fated 71-yard gallop to the 1-inch line.

Demercado last year had only 24 carries, but they included 41- and 53-yard gains. And in his rookie season, his limited work included a 49-yard touchdown. Not bad for a guy who wasn’t even drafted.

Over the past three years, there are 77 running backs who’ve carried the ball at least 100 yards. Demercado has averaged over a yard more per carry than all of them.

I would like to see what Demercado could do with a more substantial work load.

YARDS PER CARRY SINCE 2023
PlayerAttYardsAvgTDTeam
Emari Demercado1087406.853ARI
De'Von Achane44924875.5419MIA
Jahmyr Gibbs56030505.4534DET
Derrick Henry75337925.0434BAL,TEN
Samaje Perine1055285.033CIN,DEN,KAN
Jonathan Taylor66133115.0133IND
James Cook61030515.0025BUF
Bucky Irving27813594.898TAM
Jordan Mason29514394.8810MIN,SF
Saquon Barkley71934864.8523NYG,PHI
Emanuel Wilson1587654.844GB
J.K. Dobbins35616994.7714BAL,DEN,LAC
Jaleel McLaughlin1909064.772DEN
Bijan Robinson65331114.7620ATL
Justice Hill1497084.756BAL
Chris Rodriguez1316204.737WAS
Rico Dowdle47322284.719CAR,DAL
James Conner47622294.6816ARI
Jaylen Warren38217694.637PIT
Aaron Jones43319804.578GB,MIN
Christian McCaffrey50222874.5618SF
Kyren Williams69031024.5031LAR
Jacory Croskey-Merritt1054704.484WAS
Breece Hall57025344.4512NYJ
David Montgomery50822564.4430DET
Raheem Mostert31113744.4220LVR,MIA
Khalil Herbert1687414.413CHI,CIN,NYJ
Jerome Ford33014524.407CLE
Tank Bigsby23310254.409JAX,PHI
Antonio Gibson2109094.333NE,WAS
Isiah Pacheco36615744.309KAN
D'Andre Swift59525524.2915CHI,PHI
Tyjae Spears2149174.297TEN
Brian Robinson Jr.41417704.2815SF,WAS
Tyrone Tracy Jr.25610874.256NYG
Chuba Hubbard57524104.1916CAR
Kimani Vidal1345594.172LAC
Chase Brown38115894.179CIN
Kenneth GaiNEll2118744.146PHI,PIT
Blake Corum1255144.111LAR
Kenneth Walker III49220174.1018SEA
Joe Mixon50220504.0820CIN,HOU
Ty Chandler1586434.073MIN
Michael Carter1034194.072ARI,NYJ
Tony Pollard63125644.0613DAL,TEN
Cam Skattebo1014104.065NYG
Javonte Williams49520034.0515DAL,DEN
Zack Moss25710364.037CIN,IND
Travis Etienne55222224.0316JAX
Tyler Allgeier39715974.0213ATL
Najee Harris53321394.0114LAC,PIT
Quinshon Judkins1405614.015CLE
Nick Chubb2269044.005CLE,HOU
Zach Charbonnet33713443.9915SEA
Devin Singletary37314823.978HOU,NYG
Josh Jacobs67526683.9531GB,LVR
Gus Edwards29911753.9317BAL,LAC
Alvin Kamara53621043.9312NO
Kendre Miller1274973.913NO
Austin Ekeler27010383.849LAC,WAS
Rachaad White50319283.8313TAM
Ashton Jeanty1435473.834LVR
Rhamondre Stevenson44616993.8114NE
Dameon Pierce1957353.774HOU
Joshua Kelley1084073.772LAC,TEN
Roschon Johnson1385193.768CHI
Cam Akers1696303.734HOU,LAR,MIN
Braelon Allen1104103.733NYJ
Miles Sanders2047543.704CAR,DAL
Zamir White1796593.682LVR
D'Onta Foreman1806573.654CHI,CLE
Alexander Mattison31211203.594LVR,MIN
Ray Davis1374863.553BUF
AJ Dillon1906733.542GB,PHI
Kareem Hunt40814333.5121CLE,KAN
Ezekiel Elliott2588683.366DAL,NE
Jamaal Williams1544703.052NO

Statistics compiled using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference.com

—Ian Allan

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