Emari Demercado 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook

Is Kansas City Chiefs running back Emari Demercado on your fantasy radar heading into 2026? We have stats and fantasy projections for him below.
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Emari Demercado Key Fantasy Stats
Take a peek at Demercado's fantasy outlook for 2026 per 2025 numbers and the upcoming season's projections from numberFire:
Total | Overall Rank | Position Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fantasy Points | 34.6 | 277 | 63 |
| 2026 Projected Fantasy Points | 66.9 | 162 | 49 |
Emari Demercado 2025 Game-by-Game
In his best game of the season, Demercado finished with 10.4 fantasy points -- 4 carries, 64 yards; 3 receptions, 40 yards. That was in Week 10 versus the Seattle Seahawks. Look at the rest of his last-season game log below:
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Emari Demercado vs. Other Chiefs Rushers
The Chiefs threw the football on 57.6% of their plays from scrimmage last year while running the ball 42.4% of the time. That offensive attack ranked 21st in the NFL in points scored. Below is a look at how Demercado's 2025 rushing numbers stack up against his Kansas City Chiefs teammates:
Name | Attempts | Yards | TDs | Red Zone Attempts | Yards/Attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emari Demercado | 44 | 312 | 0 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 221 | 1,027 | 5 | 31 | 4.6 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 64 | 422 | 5 | 14 | 6.6 |
| Justin Fields | 71 | 383 | 4 | 11 | 5.4 |
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