Cowboys Waive Emari Demercado After 15 Yards in Two Games
Dallas cut the RB it claimed off waivers from Kansas City in Week 1. He touched the ball five times and went nowhere on fantasy rosters.
Waived with just 15 rush yards in two games — nothing left to hold.
- Waived by Dallas after just two appearances
- 5 carries, 15 rush yards as a Cowboy
- 2 PPR points in 2026 (actual)
- Our RB rank: #277 overall, #62 at position
- DBs Reddy Steward, Juanyeh Thomas elevated for TNF
The Emari Demercado experiment in Dallas lasted all of two games. The Cowboys waived the running back on Thursday, barely a month after claiming him off waivers from the Chiefs ahead of Week 1. In that brief stint he ran five times for a grand total of 15 yards — hardly a sample worth agonizing over.
Demercado never carved out a role behind the Dallas backfield, and the numbers tell the whole story: 2 PPR points across two appearances in 2026. Our model has him at RB #62, #277 overall — which is the ranking equivalent of "you already knew this." He was a deep-stash lottery ticket that never got scratched.
The résumé he brings elsewhere is more respectable than his Cowboys cameo. Over three seasons and 40 games with the Cardinals, Demercado logged 131 carries for 834 yards and three scores, plus 50 catches for 324 yards and a receiving touchdown. That's a competent change-of-pace body — just not one Dallas could find snaps for.
In the same announcement, the Cowboys elevated defensive backs Reddy Steward and Juanyeh Thomas for Thursday night's matchup with the Buccaneers. Standard practice-squad shuffling, and more telling of where the roster priorities sit than any running back move.
The Fantasy Fallout
If you were somehow still holding Demercado in a deep dynasty or best-ball league, the decision has been made for you. A waived back who produced 15 yards and 2 PPR points this season (actual, 2026) isn't a hold in any format that matters. Cut him and move on.
The one scenario worth monitoring: a landing spot. Demercado has proven he can handle a rotational role when a team actually needs bodies, and his Cardinals production shows pass-catching chops. Keep an eye on the waiver wire — if an injury-thinned backfield claims him, he's a speculative add again. Until then, he's off your radar.
