Emari Demercado

Running Back

Age: 25
Free Agency: 2026 (RFA)
Accrued Seasons: 1
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $920,000 (0.34% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $915,000 (0.39% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.99
  • Contract Value: $2,710,000 ($903,333 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $70,000
  • Contract Ranking: 138/162 at RB

Current Contract

(UDFA, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202324$750,000$5,000$55,000$755,0000.3%
202425$915,000$5,000$0$920,0000.3%
202526$1,030,000$5,000$0$1,035,0000.4%
Total$2,695,000$15,000$55,000$2,710,000

Contract Notes

Emari Demercado signed a three year contract worth $2,710,000 with the Cardinals on May 12, 2023. The contract has $70,000 in guarantees. He received a signing bonus worth $15,000

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$0.9M
$1.8M
$2.7M
202320242025
Cash Due$765,000$915,000$1,030,000
Running Cash$765,000$1,680,000$2,710,000
Career Earnings: $765,000
Career APY: $765,000
Potential Earnings: $2,710,000
Total Guarantees: $70,000
Largest Cash Payment: $1,030,000 (2025)
Largest Cap Number: $1,035,000 (2025)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
CardinalsUDFAActive20233$2,710,000$903,333$70,000$765,00028.2%$765,000
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Cardinals1$765,000$765,000$755,0000.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2023Cardinals$750,000$5,000$55,000$755,0000.3%$765,000
2024Cardinals$915,000$5,000$0$920,0000.3%$915,000
2025Cardinals$1,030,000$5,000$0$1,035,0000.4%$1,030,000
Total$2,695,000$15,000$55,000$2,710,000$2,710,000

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2023142125.8%12.1%582844.92211195.7000

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$1,237,000$903,333
Injury Adjusted$1,564,393$790,416
test
OTC Valuation $2.7M $5.4M $8M $10.7M $13.4M APY $2.7M $5.3M $8M $10.7M $13.3M $7,072,000 $4,461,285

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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