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Zain Dhanani fantasy football takes on Emari Demercado
Every source-backed tweet insight STACKED has extracted from Zain Dhanani about Emari Demercado.
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All Zain Dhanani insights about Emari Demercado
PositiveNewsAug 31, 2026
No Phil Mafah or Jaydon Blue on the Cowboys practice squad RB Room officially: Javonte Williams - RB1 Malik Davis - RB2 Emari Demercado - RB3 PS: Izzy Abanikanda @Marcus_Mosher and I covered whether we are worried about the Cowboys RB Room (below)PositiveNewsAug 31, 2026
Some coaches come out and tell us they are still looking at the market Nothing to read between the lines here but I think the Cowboys are done at RB after adding DemercadoPositiveValueAug 31, 2026
Emmett Johnson is the clear RB2 (runner) as previously reported No Emari Demercado for the Chiefs - not surprised given practice reports + how they handled the 1st preseason game which showed how insecure his spot was Brashard Smith may spell on pass downs + special teams valuePositiveNewsAug 29, 2026
Chiefs film review (a lot): Emmett Johnson was the 1st RB - they let him get some 3rd down pass plays and then rotated with Emari Demercado They put EJ on ice at the end of the 1st while Demercado played well into the 2nd half Feel decently good about EJ being the handcuff to Kenneth Walker Rashee, Worthy, Kelce, and Thornton are clearly the starting skill position players at WR/TE Cyrus Allen, Jaylen Royals, and Andrew Armstrong came on after the starters were done Allen was off the field a...PositiveNewsAug 29, 2026
Chiefs film review (a lot): Emmett Johnson was the 1st RB - they let him get some 3rd down pass plays and then rotated with Emari Demercado The put EJ on ice at the end of the 1st while Demercado played well into the 2nd half Feel decently good about EJ being the handcuff to Kenneth Walker Rashee, Worthy, Kelce, and Thornton are clearly the starting skill position players at WR/TE Cyrus Allen, Jaylen Royals, and Andrew Armstrong came on after the starters were done Allen was off the field a t...PositiveUsageAug 24, 2026
The way this is worded about Emmett Johnson makes me feel like he's the RB2 if Kenneth Walker goes down with Demercado / Smith as 3rd down responsibilities Emmett Johnson is another late priority target for me right now via @ByNateTaylorPositiveUsageAug 23, 2026
Chiefs RB situation: Kenneth Walker played 2 snaps Emari Demarcado came in next but eventually went back and forth rotating with Emmett Johnson and they left at about the same time Demarcado got a ton of 3rd down work Brashard Smith rightfully came in last and closed out the game Emmett’s been getting 2nd reps more often lately behind K9 EJ feels like the handcuff - maybe a split for pass downs Way different usage pattern than PWK1PositiveNewsAug 16, 2026
Emari Demercado started getting special teams reps in the 3rd Quarter then RB reps in the 4th Yeah, I don’t think this was a coincidence given the special teams part Not a roster lock Emmett seems like the RB you wantPositiveUsageAug 16, 2026
14 hours ago on @KCSportsNetwork Emari Demercado is the clear answer for a bigger role as a reliable pass down back vs Emmett Johnson and EJ could be a gameday inactivePositiveNewsAug 16, 2026
My take is to react and just believe Emmett Johnson is the handcuff (or Kareem Hunt off the street) Demercado was getting reps after Brashard Smith Emmett recently got his 1st 1st team reps Demercado isn’t some impressive profile so it’s believable I’m moving EJ upPositiveUsageAug 16, 2026
Emari Demercado got 4th Quarter 3rd string snaps after Emmett Johnson and Brashard Smith AND Emmett Johnson looked solid Are the Chiefs going to keep 4 RBs? KW, EJ, & Brashard (Special Teams + Pass catching specialist)PositiveNewsJul 31, 2026
Chiefs RB pecking order (surprisingly): 1) Kenneth Walker 2) Brashard Smith? 3) Emari Demercado 4) Emmett Johnson Very confused on the Brashard part - going to keep tracking and let you know what I hearPositiveUsageJul 26, 2026
Sounds like Emari Demercado is currently RB2 for the Chiefs with Emmett Johnson as RB3 Again this is kind of expected for rookies - the host suggested he could carve out a role if he proves himself Take: For 2026, I lean Demercado of the two - just think he’s the type of player who does everything right, but definitely something to pay attention to during camp.