2021 Football Roster
Roster
Demercado, Emari

Jersey Number 3
Emari Demercado
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 213
- Hometown:
- Inglewood, Calif.
- High School:
- Downey High School
- Prev School:
- Saddleback College
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
- 2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2021 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2019 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2022 | SENIOR
Played the season having already earned his master's degree in business analytics with a 3.744 grade-point average ... had a career-best year with 681 yards, 5.6 per carry and six touchdowns ... ranked second on TCU in rushing ... helped lead the Horned Frogs to a College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan with a career-best 150 yards rushing on 17 carries ... had a 1-yard touchdown run and a career long 69-yard carry in the game ... closed his career the following week in his hometown of Inglewood, Calif., by rushing for a team-best 59 yards against Georgia in the CFP National Championship Game ... placed eighth on the team and second among running backs with 13 receptions ... his first career touchdown catch went for 16 yards to go with 43 yards rushing in the 34-24 win over Texas Tech ... ran for 65 yards on 11 carries while adding two receptions in the 17-10 win at Texas ... had scoring runs of 1 and 63 yards and an 18-yard catch in the 42-34 victory at SMU ... rushed for 62 yards in wins over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State ... added two receptions in the victory over the No. 8 Cowboys.
2021 | SENIOR
Placed third on TCU in rushing with 446 yards on a 4.6 per carry average ... ran for four touchdowns ... TCU's lone available scholarship running back in multiple games late in the season ... responded with the top-two rushing performances of his career ... ran for a career-best 90 yards on 14 carries, including a 13-yard touchdown and career long 35-yard gain, at Oklahoma State ... came back the next week with 89 yards on 18 attempts in the 31-28 win over Kansas ... had a career-best 19 carries in the 30-28 victory over Baylor while his four receptions for 55 yards were one short of a career high ... had at least 14 rushing attempts in each of the last four games of the season ... had a 2-yard scoring run in the opener against Duquesne for his first career touchdown ... ran for 57 yards on seven carries at Oklahoma ... equaled a season-high with four receptions while rushing for 65 yards at Iowa State ... all 12 of his season receptions came in the final five games ... the 12 catches tied for the team lead among running backs.
2020 | JUNIOR
Appeared in eight games with starts against Texas and West Virginia ... placed fifth on the team with 199 yards rushing on a 4.3 per carry average ... his 10 receptions ranked sixth on TCU and topped all running backs ... ran for a season-high 54 yards on 13 carries in the 52-10 win over Louisiana Tech in the regular-season finale ... also had a reception in the game ... totaled a career-best five catches for 42 yards while adding a team-high 39 yards rushing on eight carries in the season opener against Iowa State ... the five catches against the Cyclones equaled his career total entering the game ... also had four receptions for 66 yards, including a career-long 52-yard catch, at West Virginia ... ran for 33 yards on six carries in the 59-23 win at Kansas.
2019 | REDSHIRT
Played in four games, preserving a redshirt season ... his action came in the opening four contests ... rushed for a season-best 33 yards, including a season-long 20-yard gain, on six carries in the 34-13 win at Purdue ... totaled 65 yards on the season.
2018 | SOPHOMORE
Placed fourth on TCU with 224 yards rushing ... saw action in all 13 games with his lone start coming in the regular-season finale versus Oklahoma State ... had a career-best game in the 16-9 win over Baylor, rushing for 60 yards on 15 carries as the Horned Frogs' last remaining scholarship running back ... added two receptions in the game ... ran for 51 yards on 13 attempts in the Cheez-It Bowl victory over Cal ... totaled 57 yards on eight carries and a career-long 41-yard kickoff return in his TCU debut in the season opener versus Southern ... also had a 31-yard kickoff return against Oklahoma ... totaled five receptions on the season ... had two catches at West Virginia.
PRIOR TO TCU (SADDLEBACK COLLEGE)
Rushed for 1,026 yards and 15 touchdowns at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., as a freshman in 2017 ... Also caught 54 passes for 443 yards and two touchdowns ... Led the Gauchos to an 8-3 record and a place in the Southern California Regional Playoffs ... Named All-America by the California Community College Football Coaches Association and the JC Athletic Bureau ... also named All-National Division Southern League First Team.
- 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
- 2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2021 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2019 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2022 | SENIOR
Played the season having already earned his master's degree in business analytics with a 3.744 grade-point average ... had a career-best year with 681 yards, 5.6 per carry and six touchdowns ... ranked second on TCU in rushing ... helped lead the Horned Frogs to a College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan with a career-best 150 yards rushing on 17 carries ... had a 1-yard touchdown run and a career long 69-yard carry in the game ... closed his career the following week in his hometown of Inglewood, Calif., by rushing for a team-best 59 yards against Georgia in the CFP National Championship Game ... placed eighth on the team and second among running backs with 13 receptions ... his first career touchdown catch went for 16 yards to go with 43 yards rushing in the 34-24 win over Texas Tech ... ran for 65 yards on 11 carries while adding two receptions in the 17-10 win at Texas ... had scoring runs of 1 and 63 yards and an 18-yard catch in the 42-34 victory at SMU ... rushed for 62 yards in wins over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State ... added two receptions in the victory over the No. 8 Cowboys.
2021 | SENIOR
Placed third on TCU in rushing with 446 yards on a 4.6 per carry average ... ran for four touchdowns ... TCU's lone available scholarship running back in multiple games late in the season ... responded with the top-two rushing performances of his career ... ran for a career-best 90 yards on 14 carries, including a 13-yard touchdown and career long 35-yard gain, at Oklahoma State ... came back the next week with 89 yards on 18 attempts in the 31-28 win over Kansas ... had a career-best 19 carries in the 30-28 victory over Baylor while his four receptions for 55 yards were one short of a career high ... had at least 14 rushing attempts in each of the last four games of the season ... had a 2-yard scoring run in the opener against Duquesne for his first career touchdown ... ran for 57 yards on seven carries at Oklahoma ... equaled a season-high with four receptions while rushing for 65 yards at Iowa State ... all 12 of his season receptions came in the final five games ... the 12 catches tied for the team lead among running backs.
2020 | JUNIOR
Appeared in eight games with starts against Texas and West Virginia ... placed fifth on the team with 199 yards rushing on a 4.3 per carry average ... his 10 receptions ranked sixth on TCU and topped all running backs ... ran for a season-high 54 yards on 13 carries in the 52-10 win over Louisiana Tech in the regular-season finale ... also had a reception in the game ... totaled a career-best five catches for 42 yards while adding a team-high 39 yards rushing on eight carries in the season opener against Iowa State ... the five catches against the Cyclones equaled his career total entering the game ... also had four receptions for 66 yards, including a career-long 52-yard catch, at West Virginia ... ran for 33 yards on six carries in the 59-23 win at Kansas.
2019 | REDSHIRT
Played in four games, preserving a redshirt season ... his action came in the opening four contests ... rushed for a season-best 33 yards, including a season-long 20-yard gain, on six carries in the 34-13 win at Purdue ... totaled 65 yards on the season.
2018 | SOPHOMORE
Placed fourth on TCU with 224 yards rushing ... saw action in all 13 games with his lone start coming in the regular-season finale versus Oklahoma State ... had a career-best game in the 16-9 win over Baylor, rushing for 60 yards on 15 carries as the Horned Frogs' last remaining scholarship running back ... added two receptions in the game ... ran for 51 yards on 13 attempts in the Cheez-It Bowl victory over Cal ... totaled 57 yards on eight carries and a career-long 41-yard kickoff return in his TCU debut in the season opener versus Southern ... also had a 31-yard kickoff return against Oklahoma ... totaled five receptions on the season ... had two catches at West Virginia.
PRIOR TO TCU (SADDLEBACK COLLEGE)
Rushed for 1,026 yards and 15 touchdowns at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., as a freshman in 2017 ... Also caught 54 passes for 443 yards and two touchdowns ... Led the Gauchos to an 8-3 record and a place in the Southern California Regional Playoffs ... Named All-America by the California Community College Football Coaches Association and the JC Athletic Bureau ... also named All-National Division Southern League First Team.
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