RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt, WAS (14 Viewers)

[ponchsox]

He definitely looks better than the pedigree of a 7th round rookie running back. I was impressed with his vision and decisiveness. Read the blocking ahead quickly and made the appropriate cut.

 

[Terpman22]

4th in the NFL in rushing with just 10 attempts.

 

[Banger]

Snap counts:

Ekeler - 33
Bill - 23
McNichols - 13

The team ran 70 plays. Last year they averaged 64.8 plays/game.

And it’s game 1 of his career. Ekeler didn’t look great expect for that one 3rd and 15. I think Bill will earn more touches based on how good he looked when the ball was in his hands.

 

[barackdhouse]

think this will fit?

 

[barackdhouse]

The other spot would be starting him over Tyreek, Nico, or Flowers. I can see Flowers maybe but BUF v BAL might be the game of the century and too many implied points and competitive ball game to fade that for this rookie Bill. Or over Swift and I'm not doing that either.

I did not bench Flowers for Bill

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Fantasy football nerds are a fickle bunch. 4th on the depth chart? Absolute crickets in this thread. Decent game? Trending chest bumping. Ha ha

First time on the internet? Welcome.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Could have been an absolute enormous day. He had a carry on about his own 30 in which if he were able to juke the last guy to the left he would have had a 70 yard TD. He sometimes appears to string too steps together at times, something that can easily be improved. With Daniels as a threat, he has a chance to continue this success.

 

[Dawg Pound 69]

Had a great game while on everybody's bench. But wouldn't advise starting him in week 2 against a Green Bay defense which held Detroit's running game to 2.1 yards per carry in week 1.
Weeks 3 and 4 against Las Vegas and Atlanta will finally be wheels-up for the rookie.

 

[RaidersAreOne]

The hype for this dude is insane!

 

[dblock05]

Great first week, Green Bay with limited touches will be tough

 

[Gally]

Had a great game while on everybody's bench.

Not mine. He was on the bench but when C-Rod was inactive I rolled the dice and put him in.

 

[ffmail4me]

Had a great game while on everybody's bench. But wouldn't advise starting him in week 2 against a Green Bay defense which held Detroit's running game to 2.1 yards per carry in week 1.
Weeks 3 and 4 against Las Vegas and Atlanta will finally be wheels-up for the rookie.

Giants have a very good D-Line and he did fine against them. I’m starting him in a few leagues with confidence

 

[Gatorade]

As a Cowboys fan I am not happy about Mr. Bill.

 

[zamboni]

The thing that’s tempering my enthusiasm for him is that it seems like he won’t get a lot of PPR-gold receptions. Seems to be the domain of Ekeler and even so, dump offs are not a very needed part of Daniels’ game.

 

[barackdhouse]

Just watched the condensed replay of the WAS-NYG game and yeah he really did look good. There was one play where he made a really killer (and hustle) block to spring Daniels on a scramble but the whole thing was called back for an (unrelated) penalty. FWIW. Had one target and it was designed for him on a screen pass. He didn't chip the edge rusher and don't know if he was supposed to but he was able to get turned around to look for the ball immediately but the QB missed him. I *think*. Not gonna overanalyze but dude looked good.

 

[Faust]

The 33rd Team
Charting Jacory Croskey-Merritt's NFL debut via @NextGenStats

JCM had the third lowest stuff rate* of any RB with 10+ carries in Week 1 (10%), and the third most rush yards over expected (+39)

*rate of runs going for 0 or negative yards*

https://x.com/the33rdteamfb/status/1965128192743899512?s=61

 

[barackdhouse]

The 33rd Team
Charting Jacory Croskey-Merritt's NFL debut via @NextGenStats

JCM had the third lowest stuff rate* of any RB with 10+ carries in Week 1 (10%), and the third most rush yards over expected (+39)

*rate of runs going for 0 or negative yards*

https://x.com/the33rdteamfb/status/1965128192743899512?s=61

yeah he had one run of -2 yards and honestly it was just one of those where the DL blows it up in the backfield before you can blink

 

[Faust]

Adam Levitan
Jacory Croskey-Merritt only played 33% of the snaps, only got 50% of the RB carries, and only ran 19% of the routes in Week 1.

But Chris Rodriguez was a healthy scratch, and JCM got far more than what was blocked. Extremely positive debut.

https://x.com/adamlevitan/status/1965064647683568056?s=61

@Underdog
Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Week 1...

6th longest rush in the league (42 yards)
30% of carries went for 10+ yards
50% of carries gained 5+ yards
+39 rush yards over expected
3rd in rushing EPA

Finished as the RB11 in fantasy football

https://x.com/underdog/status/1965430000443679021?s=61

 

[ponchsox]

Already a low-end RB2 for fantasy

 

[King of the Jungle]

Already a low-end RB2 for fantasy

Will be tough sledding against the Pack this week, but the tide seems to rising. Going to give him another week before entertaining throwing him in the lineup.

 

[warpig33]

Already a low-end RB2 for fantasy

Will be tough sledding against the Pack this week, but the tide seems to rising. Going to give him another week before entertaining throwing him in the lineup.

Yeah, I'm giving it another week as well. However at that point, I have no doubt they'll start giving Rodriguez those carries and Bill will be lucky to touch the field. Only because he's the better player and on my team and NFL coaches rarely do the smart thing.

 

[ffmail4me]

Already a low-end RB2 for fantasy

Will be tough sledding against the Pack this week, but the tide seems to rising. Going to give him another week before entertaining throwing him in the lineup.

Yeah, I'm giving it another week as well. However at that point, I have no doubt they'll start giving Rodriguez those carries and Bill will be lucky to touch the field. Only because he's the better player and on my team and NFL coaches rarely do the smart thing.

Highly unlikely. The coaches and fans LOVE Bill. He's only going to get more touches and be a bigger part of the offense moving forward. Book it.

 

[zeeshan2]

NFL Daily News (@fantasynflnews.bsky.social)

Fowler: Bill Croskey-Merritt will eventually be Commanders lead RB.

bsky.app

 

[Ilov80s]

NFL Daily News (@fantasynflnews.bsky.social)

Fowler: Bill Croskey-Merritt will eventually be Commanders lead RB.

bsky.app

Seems pretty obvious at this point. How well he handles the bigger workload over an NFL season and whether he can wrestle away receptions from Ekeler are TBD but he's clearly got a path for take off.

 

[-OZ-]

Start him over pollard?
Different league could start him over DK metcalf but that seems silly against Seattle.

 

[Ilov80s]

Start him over pollard?
Different league could start him over DK metcalf but that seems silly against Seattle.

I’m looking at him or Hampton. I’m going to play Hampton this week but it’s not too far off imo.