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RB · 2025 season

David Montgomery or Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

David Montgomery led Jacory Croskey-Merritt in 4 of 6 measured 2025 categories to 2.

David Montgomery (Detroit, 17 games) against Jacory Croskey-Merritt (Washington, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

David Montgomery vs Jacory Croskey-Merritt, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricDavid MontgomeryJacory Croskey-Merritt
Snap Share37.1%39.5%
Rushing Yards716805
Rushing EPA-0.6-6.5
Targets2913
Target Share5.3%3.0%
Receiving Yards19268

Categories won: David Montgomery 4, Jacory Croskey-Merritt 2.

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Asked & answered

Straight answers,
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Who had the better 2025 season, David Montgomery or Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

David Montgomery led Jacory Croskey-Merritt in 4 of 6 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates David Montgomery and Jacory Croskey-Merritt statistically?

Jacory Croskey-Merritt led on snap share (39.5% to 37.1%). Jacory Croskey-Merritt led on rushing yards (805 to 716). David Montgomery led on rushing expected points added (-0.6 to -6.5).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.