Originally signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent on 5/1/23.
2023: Played 14 games (two starts) and finished his rookie campaign with 284 rushing yards on 58 carries (4.9 avg.) and two TDs to go along with 21 catches for 119 yards ... his 284 rushing yards were the third most among undrafted rookies while his two rushing TDs were tied for the most among NFL UDFAs ... made his NFL debut in the season opener @ Was (9/10) ... had two catches for seven yards vs. NYG (9/17) ... had two carries for two yards vs. Dal (9/24) ... caught three passes for 21 yards and had a three-yard rush @ SF (10/1) ... rushed 10 times for 45 yards and a TD vs. Cin (10/8); the 11-yard TD marked the first of his career ... had two carries for 11 yards and a six-yard catch @ LAR (10/15) ... led the team with 58 rushing yards on 13 carries @ Sea (10/22) ... led the team with 78 yards on 20 carries vs. Bal (10/29), becoming the first Cardinals undrafted rookie to rush for 50+ yards in consecutive games (excluding NFL strike replacement players) since at least 1970 ... inactive (toe) @ Cle (11/5) ... inactive (toe) vs. Atl (11/12) ... inactive (toe) @ Hou (11/19) ... had three carries for 15 yards in his return to the field vs. LAR (11/26) ... played @ Pit (12/3) ... rushed for 64 yards on just four carries vs. SF (12/17), including a 49-yard TD run; the TD run marked the second-longest by a rookie this season; it gave Demercado 274 rushing yards on the season, the most by an undrafted rookie in franchise history (excluding the 1987 season which featured strike replacement players) ... had a team-high seven receptions for 40 yards and 10 rushing yards on two carries @ Chi (12/24) ... hauled in a nine-yard reception @ Phi (12/31) ... played in the season finale vs. Sea (1/7/24).
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.
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.
