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.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

17.6

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

12.7

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

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.6 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: Kent State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

17.6

Usage

6

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Ball State: 0. Kent State: 3. Northern Illinois: 0. Western Michigan: 1.5. Toledo: 0. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 0

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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 8 by 63.3. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 5 by 35.8. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=4 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

63.3 vs Kent State

Result
Wed 11/22@ BuffaloW 24-1110000
Wed 11/15vs AkronW 30-2730000
Thu 11/9@ ToledoL 23-4910000
Sat 10/28vs Western MichiganL 21-45500.5001
Sat 10/21@ Northern IllinoisL 13-2021000
Sat 10/14vs Kent StateSplash gameW 28-1483300
Sat 10/7vs Ball StateW 24-1020000
Fri 9/1vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Eastern Michigan

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan122.57.6
2020 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan419.963
2021 PostseasonEastern Michigan3.5103.8-0.5
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan3.5103.80
2022 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan08.31.3-3.5
2023 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan4.517.664.5
2024 PostseasonTexas State37.62.1-1.5
2024 Regular SeasonTexas State37.62.10

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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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
76