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Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Position

RB

Height

5-11

Weight

204 lbs.

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Montgomery, Ala.

Previous School

Alabama State/Lanier HS

EXP

&1VL

&Utilizing his super senior season available due to COVID

Pronunciation:  jah CORE ee  CRAHS key MERH it

2023 (Redshirt Senior Season): Led New Mexico with one of the great seasons ever by a Lobo running back, rushing for 1,190 yards in 12 games on 189 carries with 17 rushing touchdowns … named Honorable Mention All-America by College Football News … was named Second Team All-Mountain West … added seven receptions for 72 yards and a receiving touchdown … his 1,190 rushing yards is the seventh most in UNM history, his 17 rushing touchdowns was third all-time, his 18 overall touchdowns was tied for second and his 108 points were fourth on the UNM single-season scoring chart … finished the season with the greatest back-to-back games perhaps ever by a Lobo running back, rushing for 209 yards and two touchdowns against Fresno State and then 233 yards and another touchdown against Utah State … he became the first Lobo to ever have two 200-yard rushing games in the same season, and he was the first to ever have back-to-back 200-yard games … overall he had four 100-yard rushing games, including his first a 162-yard effort on 12 carries with three touchdowns against Tennessee Tech … also had 103 yards on 15 carries against Wyoming … scored a touchdown in 11 of UNM’s 12 games … broke the 80-yard mark rushing twice, rushing for 83 yards against New Mexico State and 86 against UNLV … had 114 all-purpose yardage against NMSU as he had a season-long 31-yard reception.

Alabama State (Overall): Played four seasons, one a COVID season, at Alabama State … rushed for 1,164 yards and 13 touchdowns over his 31 career games … has two career 100-yard games to his credit, rushing for 143 yards on 17 carries last year against Prairie View A&M and 106 yards on 14 carries against Texas Southern in 2021 … also has 29 career receptions for 335 yards and a touchdown.

High School: Lettered in football at Sidney Lanier (Ala.) High School, earning All-Metro following senior season … named Second Team AHSAA Class 6A All-State and a two-time All-Metro selection … amassed 2,354 all-purpose yards, rushing for 1,363 yards and eight touchdowns on 210 carries with 23 receptions for 382 yards and a pair of touchdowns … added 231 punt return and 378 kickoff-return yards and led team a berth in the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs.

Personal: Birthday is April 12, 2001 … majoring in communications.