Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2019Arkansas State
Kirk Merritt
WR • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Destrehan, LA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Kirk Merritt reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Oregon • Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Kirk Merritt built his college career from 2012 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Destrehan, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Arkansas State and Oregon. The clearest part of Kirk Merritt's career was his...
Read the storyKirk Merritt, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Arkansas State. Kirk Merritt reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,872
- Receptions
- 158
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Kirk Merritt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,872
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 806 receiving yards · WR 79th (top 8%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 4%) · National 82nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon | 5 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Arkansas State | 13 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 80 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 13 | 75 | 939 | 7 | 80 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arkansas State | 12 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 77.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 64 | 763 | 13 | 77.1 |
Related Context
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Kirk Merritt played WR for Oregon and Arkansas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kirk Merritt recorded 55 rushing yards, 1,872 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Arkansas State paired 1,005 primary output with 68.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 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 Oregon, Arkansas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2019 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
67.2
Efficiency
77.1
Usage
26.6
Consistency
62.5
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 43. UNLV: 52. Georgia: 25. Southern Illinois: 131. Troy: 104. Georgia State: 84. Louisiana: 28. Texas State: 40. UL Monroe: 67. Coastal Carolina: 70. Georgia Southern: 41. South Alabama: 121
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida International: 6 by 47.8. UNLV: 4 by 86.7. Georgia: 6 by 27.8. Southern Illinois: 10 by 87.3. Troy: 6 by 100. Georgia State: 9 by 62.2. Louisiana: 2 by 93.3. Texas State: 3 by 88.9. UL Monroe: 6 by 74.4. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 66.7. Georgia Southern: 2 by 100. South Alabama: 9 by 89.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins68.5 · Games = 8 · +4 vs Losses
Losses64.5 · Games = 4 · -4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southern Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | vs Florida International | W 34-26 | — | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 1 | 14 |
| Fri 11/29 | @ South Alabama100 receiving yards · High volume | L 30-34 | — | 9 | 121 | 12.3 | 13.40 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Georgia Southern | W 38-33 | — | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Coastal Carolina2+ TD | W 28-27 | — | 7 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ UL Monroe | W 48-41 | — | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas State | W 38-14 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Louisiana | L 20-37 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Georgia StateHigh volume | L 38-52 | — | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Troy100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 50-43 | — | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 2 | 45 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Southern Illinois100 receiving yards · High volume | W 41-28 | — | 10 | 131 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 2 | 43 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Georgia | L 0-55 | — | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/8 | @ UNLV | W 43-17 | — | 4 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 37 |
Player Story
Kirk Merritt story
Kirk Merritt built his college career from 2012 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Destrehan, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Arkansas State and Oregon. The clearest part of Kirk Merritt's career was his receiving role: 158 catches, 1,872 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns, and 55 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 55 rushing yards and 718 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State and Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Kirk Merritt moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oregon
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas State
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oregon | 61 | 64.4 | 8.6 | 61 |
| 2018 Postseason | Arkansas State | 1,005 | 68.3 | 27 | 944 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 1,005 | 68.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arkansas State | 806 | 77.1 | 26.6 | -199 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 806 | 77.1 | 26.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 11 · W 44-16 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
180
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
180 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Southern Illinois
Week 4 · W 41-28
131
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
131 receiving yards with a 87.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ Texas State
Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game
153
Receiving Yards
95 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
153 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ South Alabama
Week 14 · L 30-34 · Conference game
121
Receiving Yards
94 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 89.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Troy
Week 5 · W 50-43 · Conference game
104
Receiving Yards
85.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
1,005 primary output · 68.3 efficiency · 27 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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1,005 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 27 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Arkansas State
77.1
806 primary · 77.1 efficiency · 26.6 usage
Milestones
6
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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