Is Jacory Croskey-Merritt playing this week?
No injury designationJacory Croskey-Merritt has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 9:30 AM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Flex option. Terry McLaurin and Rachaad White out: more work to go around (about +1.4 points).
Why we say flex
- Projected 8.0 points, #26 among RBs this week: a flex-range play (straight starts run through #20).
- Terry McLaurin and Rachaad White out: more work to go around (about +1.4 points).
- Averaging 15.7 carries and 1 targets a game.
- Played 57% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 7.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- WAS underdogs by 4.5
- Game total
- 46.5
- IND vs RBs
- 3% more points
- Last game snaps
- 57%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
25
Height
5'11"
Weight
208 lb
College
Arizona; New Mexico; Alabama State
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #245 (WAS)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 31.0?
His grade is low mainly because his touches have cost the offense expected points, ranking 33rd of 51 running backs. Success rate and win probability added were near average-neutral in effect. Defenses faced were tougher than average, which gave a small credit. The sample is small at 3 games.
Holding it back
- EPA per touch of -0.138 ranked 33rd of 51 RBs and pulled the grade down.
- Week 3 vs SEA, 1st and 10: a run right guard lost 3 yards (-1.1 expected points).
- Week 2 vs DAL, 2nd and 4: a left guard run lost 1 yard (-1.2 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.135
Success rate
32%
WPA (sum)
-0.25
Opponent adj.
0.011
Plays graded
50
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -8.5 | -0.53 | 6.3% |
| 2 | -16.6 | -1.38 | 0.0% |
| 3 | -31.4 | -1.74 | 0.0% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.