Devin Singletary vs Jacory Croskey-Merritt: Who Should You Start?
Devin Singletary and Jacory Croskey-Merritt are both viable fantasy running backs heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Devin Singletary averaged 5.9 PPG across 17 games with the New York Giants, while Jacory Croskey-Merritt posted 8.0 PPG in 17 appearances for the Washington Commanders.
A 2.1-PPG gap gives Jacory Croskey-Merritt the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Devin Singletary ran for 437 yards and 5 touchdowns; Jacory Croskey-Merritt posted 805 and 8. Goal-line share, red zone touches, and which team is favored are usually the tiebreaker when neither back offers passing-game volume.
Devin Singletary has his bye in Week 11, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
