HOU · RB
Emari Demercado
Is Emari Demercado starting?
Emari Demercado is listed No. 3 at RB on the Houston Texans depth chart. David Montgomery is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
Houston Texans depth chart · RB No. 3 ›Emari Demercado this week
The Houston Texans play next in Week 9, on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sun, Nov 8 (CBS). Emari Demercado is listed No. 3 at RB going into that game.
At RB for the Houston Texans, David Montgomery and Woody Marks sit ahead of him, and Dare Ogunbowale and British Brooks are next in line behind him.
Emari Demercado's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: W 37-20 vs WSH (Sep 20); L 20-28 at NYG (Sep 13).
Is Emari Demercado playing this week?
Emari Demercado is listed No. 3 at RB for Houston Texans, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Nov 1, ESPN).
HOU RB Depth
Houston Texans Starting Lineup
- QB
- RBDavid Montgomery
Questionable (last listed Oct 27, not confirmed, ESPN)
- WR1
- WR2
- WR3
- TE
- LT
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DAL | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ARI | 12 | 44 | 312 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 101 | 1 |
| 2024 | ARI | 13 | 24 | 223 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 104 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | 11 | 58 | 284 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 119 | 0 |
| Career | 4 yrs | 38 | 131 | 834 | 3 | 50 | 70 | 324 | 1 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Nov 1, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#98 of 133 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)
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| Season | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | -1.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | -6.90 | 12 | 84 | 3 | -1.59 | 8.42 | 3.2% | 0.3% | 0.05 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12.36 | 26 | 95 | 3 | -3.35 | 4.00 | 3.8% | 0.7% | 0.06 |
| 2023 | 12 | -5.30 | 27 | 109 | 4 | -14.95 | 4.41 | 5.6% | 0.6% | 0.09 |
| Career | 29 | — | 65 | 288 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
Emari Demercado is rated 55 (Depth): production and role rank 79th of 88 qualifying running backs (outperforms 10% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
Home / Road Split
Home · 1 game
Road · 1 game
2026 Game Log
Sep 20Wvs WSHYDS 8
- CAR
- 3
- YDS
- 8
- TD
- 0
Final W 37-20
Sep 13L@ NYGYDS 7
- CAR
- 2
- YDS
- 7
- TD
- 0
Final L 20-28
| OPP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | Wvs WSH | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ NYG | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Emari Demercado's 2026 game-by-game stat log.