Running back Jacory “Bill” Croskey-Merritt made his first start for the Washington Commanders on Sunday and responded with the first 100-yard game of his career.

The former Sidney Lanier High School and Alabama State standout ran for 111 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries and caught two passes for 39 yards in the Commanders’ 27-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

The seventh-round rookie scored on a 15-yard run with 4:15 left in the first half as Washington started its comeback from a 10-0 deficit.

Croskey-Merritt had run for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries and caught three passes for 15 yards in the first four games of his NFL career.

Croskey-Merritt became the first rookie running back with a 100-yard game for the Commanders since another former Alabama prep stand

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