Unlikely player is now holding the Commanders’ season in his hands

Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt | Perry Knotts/GettyImagesThe Washington Commanders are entering the make-or-break part of their season, with a record of 3-3 and four extremely challenging games on their schedule upcoming.

This starts with a road trip to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7, and it needs to be Washington's get-right game.

The Commanders will have to do it without Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown. They might also be without Deebo Samuel Sr. Given all of that, there's one player who can make a substantial difference.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt.

Commanders will be relying on rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt more than ever

If you were told back in May or June…