Jacory Croskey-Merritt

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Jacory Croskey-Merritt
File:Bill Croskey-Merritt 2025.jpg
Croskey-Merritt with the Washington Commanders in 2025
No. 22 – Washington Commanders
PositionRunning back
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-04-12) April 12, 2001 (age 25)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolSidney Lanier (Montgomery)
College
NFL draft2025: 7th round, 245th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2025
Rushing yards671
Rushing average4.4
Rushing touchdowns6
Receptions9
Receiving yards68
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Jacory "Bill" Croskey-Merritt (born April 12, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama State Hornets, New Mexico Lobos, and Arizona Wildcats. Croskey-Merritt was selected by the Commanders in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life

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Croskey-Merritt was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 12, 2001, later attending Sidney Lanier High School.[1] He was rated as a zero-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Alabama State Hornets.[2]

College career

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Alabama State

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In 2022, Croskey-Merritt rushed 120 times for 526 yards and four touchdowns.[3] In four years with the Hornets, he rushed for 1,164 yards and 13 touchdowns.[4] After the 2022 season, Croskey-Merritt entered his name into the transfer portal.[2]

New Mexico

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Croskey-Merritt transferred to play for the New Mexico Lobos.[5] In week 13 of the 2023 season, he ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Fresno State.[6] In the 2023 regular season finale, Croskey-Merritt rushed for 233 yards versus Utah State.[7] During the 2023 season, he ran 189 times for 1,190 yards and 17 touchdowns and hauled in eight receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown,[2] earning second-team all-Mountain West honors.[8] After the season, Croskey-Merritt entered into the transfer portal again.[9]

Arizona

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Croskey-Merritt originally transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats, however he would later flip to play for the Ole Miss Rebels, before again joining Arizona.[2] Due to eligibility issues stemming from an NCAA discrepancy regarding his jersey number 21 being used by another player after redshirting as a freshman at Alabama State in 2019, he appeared in just one game in 2024 where he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.[10][11] Croskey-Merritt declared for the 2025 NFL draft following the season. He played in the 2025 East–West Shrine Bowl, where he was named its offensive MVP after rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns.[12]

Professional career

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Croskey-Merritt with the Washington Commanders against the New York Giants, 2025
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄4 in
(1.78 m)		 206 lb
(93 kg)		 31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.45 s 1.50 s 2.59 s 4.44 s 7.28 s 41.5 in
(1.05 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 17 reps
All values from Pro Day[13][14]

Croskey-Merritt was selected by the Washington Commanders in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.[15] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 9, 2025.[16] Croskey-Merritt earned Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors after 10 rushes for 82 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against the New York Giants.[17] In week 5, He ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns against the Los Angeles Chargers, earning FedEx Ground Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors.[18][19][20]

Statistics

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NFL statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Att Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2025 WAS 5 1 43 283 6.6 42 4 5 54 10.8 28 – 1 1
Career 5 1 43 283 6.6 42 4 5 54 10.8 28 – 1 1

Personal life

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Croskey-Merritt prefers to be called Bill. He took the nickname after the titular character from the children's television series Little Bill for having a near-bald hairstyle in his youth.[21][22]

References

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