Emari Demercado

College:

Played 51 games in five years with the Horned Frogs (2018-22) and ran for 1,615 yards and 10 TDs on 338 carries to go along with 40 receptions for 277 yards and one TD … a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection three times (2019, '21-22) … in 2022, rushed for 681 yards and six TDs on 121 carries (5.6-yard avg.) while helping TCU advance to the College Football National Championship game … ran for 150 yards and a TD in the CFP semifinal game against Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium … rushed for 446 yards (4.6-yard avg.) and four TDs in 2021 … as a junior in 2020, appeared in eight games (two starts) and led all TCU running backs with 10 receptions for 110 yards and rushed for 199 yards (4.3-yard avg) … redshirted in 2019 after playing in four games and totaling 65 yards on the season … in his first season at TCU in 2018, played 13 games and finished the season with 224 yards … began his collegiate career at Saddleback College (CA) and ran for 1,026 yards and 15 TDs in 2017 while also catching 54 passes for 443 yards and two TDs ... led the Gauchos to an 8-3 record and a place in the Southern California Regional Playoffs ... an All-American selection by the California Community College Football Coaches Association and the JC Athletic Bureau ... also named All-National Division Southern League First Team.

College:

Played 51 games in five years with the Horned Frogs (2018-22) and ran for 1,615 yards and 10 TDs on 338 carries to go along with 40 receptions for 277 yards and one TD … a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection three times (2019, '21-22) … in 2022, rushed for 681 yards and six TDs on 121 carries (5.6-yard avg.) while helping TCU advance to the College Football National Championship game … ran for 150 yards and a TD in the CFP semifinal game against Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium … rushed for 446 yards (4.6-yard avg.) and four TDs in 2021 … as a junior in 2020, appeared in eight games (two starts) and led all TCU running backs with 10 receptions for 110 yards and rushed for 199 yards (4.3-yard avg) … redshirted in 2019 after playing in four games and totaling 65 yards on the season … in his first season at TCU in 2018, played 13 games and finished the season with 224 yards … began his collegiate career at Saddleback College (CA) and ran for 1,026 yards and 15 TDs in 2017 while also catching 54 passes for 443 yards and two TDs ... led the Gauchos to an 8-3 record and a place in the Southern California Regional Playoffs ... an All-American selection by the California Community College Football Coaches Association and the JC Athletic Bureau ... also named All-National Division Southern League First Team.

Personal:

Full name pronounced "ee-MAR-ee / dee-mer-CAH-doe" … attended Downey (CA) High School … in his final two seasons, appeared in 21 games and rushed for 1,508 yards and 16 TDs on 209 carries … also had 18 receptions for 252 yards and two TDs … earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and a master's degree in Business Analytics.