Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Boston College
Noa Merritt
DT • 6'0" • 290 lbs • Sparta, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Noa Merritt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Noa Merritt built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive tackle from Sparta, NJ wearing No. 94, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Noa Merritt's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Noa Merritt, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Boston College. Noa Merritt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Noa Merritt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · DT
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Boston College
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Pope John XXIII · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Pope John XXIII · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DT 16th (top 7%) · ACC 82nd (top 14%) · National 710th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Boston College | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boston College | 6 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47.8 |
Related Context
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Noa Merritt played DT for Boston College. Across 4 tracked seasons, Noa Merritt recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Boston College paired 13 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Boston College
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
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Efficiency
24.5
Usage
6.4
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 2. Northern Illinois: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Clemson: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Louisville: 0. Virginia: 0.5. Florida State: 1.5. NC State: 1. UConn: 7. Syracuse: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Notre Dame: 7 by 39.2. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 3 by 17.5. Florida State: 2 by 23.3. NC State: 5 by 30.8. UConn: 3 by 62.5. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs IowaSplash game | L 20-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Syracuse | W 42-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ UConn2+ sacks · Splash game | W 39-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs NC State | L 14-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida State | W 35-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Virginia | W 41-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Louisville | W 45-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Virginia Tech | L 10-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-8 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Clemson | L 7-34 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Notre Dame | L 20-49 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 10-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Northern Illinois | W 23-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Noa Merritt story
Noa Merritt built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive tackle from Sparta, NJ wearing No. 94, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Noa Merritt's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Noa Merritt's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boston College
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Boston College | 4.5 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boston College | 4.5 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 12 · W 39-16
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 1 · W 36-30 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 1 · L 20-27 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
52.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Notre Dame
Week 3 · L 20-49
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Havoc Plays
51.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 11 · L 14-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Boston College
13 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
47.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · Boston College
47.8
13 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Boston College
25.4
4.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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