Overview

• The seventh-round pick from April delivered 82 rushing yards in his NFL debut, including a 42-yard run, in Washington’s 21-6 win over the Giants.
• He scored on a 6-yard carry that put Washington up 14-3 with 6:14 left in the first half.
• Washington traded Brian Robinson Jr. to San Francisco on Aug. 22, a move linked in reporting to Croskey-Merritt’s preseason performance.
• Croskey-Merritt entered Week 1 listed fourth on the depth chart, and a healthy scratch for Chris Rodriguez created an opening for carries.
• His route to the NFL featured productive stops at Alabama State and New Mexico and an East-West Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP, with some college timeline questions still noted as developing.