Usage Score
3.8
Player Profile
Alex Merritt
DT • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Merritt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
10
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
10.1
Career Arc
Season-by-season value trend
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Quick Facts
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Primary stop by seasons
- Eastern Michigan
- Best season by value score
- Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
- Peak game by takeover score
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Alex Merritt, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Alex Merritt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Eastern Michigan, Texas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10
Usage
3.8
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 0. Unknown: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Texas State: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ball State: 0.5. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 0. Ohio: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Texas State: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 3 by 17.5. Bowling Green: 0 by 0. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.2 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.0 vs First Half
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Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | @ Liberty | L 20-56 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/10 | vs Ohio | L 26-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/2 | @ Toledo | W 52-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Bowling Green | W 55-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Ball State | L 31-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13-12 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Northern Illinois | L 20-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Texas State | W 59-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Massachusetts | W 42-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Eastern Michigan
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 22.5 | 7.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 19.9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 3.5 | 10 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3.5 | 10 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4.5 | 17.6 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas State | 3 | 7.6 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 3 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 0 |
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Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kent State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
#2
Ball State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#3
Ohio
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.
#4
Kent State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.
#5
Southern Miss
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
36.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
33.6
1 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
19.7
4 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8056
Archbishop Moeller · Cincinnati, OH
- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
76
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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