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Vote for RB Bill Croskey-Merritt as the Pepsi Zero NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance in the win over the Chargers
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This week, Commanders running back Jacory “Bill” Croskey-Merritt has been nominated for the Pepsi Zero NFL Rookie of the Week award for his outstanding play in the team’s Week 5 victory over the LA Chargers to move back above .500 and within a game of the division lead.
This is a great chance for Commanders fans to spread the love and show appreciation for the rookie 7th round draft pick who has been a sensation and fan favorite throughout OTAs, minicamp, training camp, preseason, and the first quarter of the regular season.
To cast your vote for Bill this week, CLICK HERE.
By the way, unlike political elections, you are not limited in the number of times you can vote, so feel free to press that “Vote Again” button repeatedly.
Jacory “Bill” Croskey-Merritt has had an exciting career for as short as it’s been. He, in fact, won this very Rookie of the Week award for his performance in his first NFL game against the Giants. In fact, that Week 1 performance against the Giants was historic.
In the subsequent three games, Bill went on to add to his resume through consistent hard and effective running, and entered this week’s game against the Chargers with the league’s 2nd-highest yards per carry average. Following the Chargers game, he’s in first place. Not bad for a rookie!
It's Bill's world and we're just living in it#RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/2cL2lOQLZU
— NFL GameDay (@NFLGameDay) October 6, 2025
But he remained part of a running back by committee attack that limited his overall output to modest numbers.
That changed this week when he got 14 of the team’s 20 running back carries, and was targeted twice in the passing game. Bill turned those 14 carries into 111 yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 39 yards with his two pass receptions.
Bill’s 150 yards from scrimmage and the pair of touchdowns bring his season totals to:
- 43 carries
- 283 rushing yards
- 6.6 yards per carry
- 54 receiving yards
- 10.8 yards per reception
- 4 touchdowns
Against the Chargers, five of Bill’s 14 total runs were ‘explosives’ of 10 yards or more, with the longest being a 27-yard scamper.
of the best rookie performances from Sunday’s action
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— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) October 6, 2025Other awards and nominations for Week 5
Bill has been nominated for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week for his accomplishments in LA.
Immediately after the game, he was awarded Tom Brady’s “Let’s F***ing GO” honor.
WHOLESOME: #Commanders rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt was #NFL legends Tom Brady ‘LFG Player of the Game’ this week.
Really cool back and forth between Croskey-Merritt and Brady.
An awesome moment for a 7th round rookie running back.
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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) October 6, 2025Here’s what it looked like on game day:
Jacory Croskey-Merritt is HIM!
He NEEDS to be the lead back moving forwardpic.twitter.com/s86saVAm1q
— Matt FF Dynasty(@MattFFDynasty) October 6, 2025
To cast your vote for Bill Merritt this week, CLICK HERE.
By the way, unlike political elections, you are not limited in the number of times you can vote, so feel free to press that “Vote Again” button repeatedly.
Source: https://www.hogshaven.com/general/3...-his-performance-in-the-win-over-the-chargers