Overview

• Croskey-Merritt logged 111 rushing yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns and added 39 receiving yards in Washington’s 27-10 Week 5 win at SoFi Stadium.
• Washington named him its Week 5 Player of the Game, and he was also selected as Tom Brady’s LFG Player of the Game by FOX Sports.
• Next Gen Stats clocked him at 20 mph on his first touchdown run, and he produced chunk plays of 28 yards receiving and 27 yards rushing.
• Quarterback Jayden Daniels praised the rookie’s impact, saying “The kid runs hard and he makes plays,” in postgame comments reported by The Team 980’s Ben Standig.
• His season totals rose to 283 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns as he strengthens his case for expanded usage following the Brian Robinson Jr. trade and Austin Ekeler’s season-ending Achilles injury.