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Player Dossier
2018-2022Arizona State
Merlin Robertson
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Gardena, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Merlin Robertson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Merlin Robertson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Gardena, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Merlin Robertson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Merlin Robertson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona State. Merlin Robertson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 305
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Merlin Robertson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 305
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Junipero Serra · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Junipero Serra · 73 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · LB 120th (top 10%) · Pac-12 13th (top 3%) · National 167th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 72 | 8.5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arizona State | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 13 | 60 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 4 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12 | 57 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 29.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12 | 77 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57.3 |
Related Context
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Merlin Robertson played LB for Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Merlin Robertson recorded 305 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 18.5 primary output with 44.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
44.1
Usage
14.6
Consistency
67.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 2. Michigan State: 4. San Diego State: 1. Washington: 2. Oregon State: 1. Colorado: 1.5. Stanford: 2.5. USC: 2. Utah: 2. UCLA: 0.5. Oregon: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 9 by 77.5. San Diego State: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 11 by 65.8. Oregon State: 6 by 35. Colorado: 9 by 52.5. Stanford: 7 by 54.2. USC: 4 by 36.7. Utah: 9 by 57.5. UCLA: 7 by 34.2. Oregon: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/18 | @ Oregon | L 29-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs UCLA | W 31-28 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs UtahSplash game | W 38-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ USCSplash game | W 38-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/19 | vs StanfordSplash game | L 13-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Colorado | L 21-28 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Oregon State | W 52-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Washington10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-27 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | @ San Diego State | L 21-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 16-13 | 9 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs UTSASplash game | W 49-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Merlin Robertson story
Merlin Robertson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Gardena, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Merlin Robertson's career was his defensive production: 305 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Arizona State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Merlin Robertson's production has multiple signals. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State.
The arc is straightforward: Merlin Robertson 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
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Arizona State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 18.5 | 44.1 | 14.6 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Arizona State | 10 | 30.2 | 7.9 | -8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 10 | 30.2 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2.5 | 31.3 | 6.8 | -7.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 4.5 | 26 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 4.5 | 26 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11.5 | 36 | 9 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 2 · W 16-13
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida State
Week 1 · W 20-14 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
@ USC
Week 10 · L 27-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 11 · L 18-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Colorado
Week 9 · W 42-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Arizona State
18.5 primary output · 44.1 efficiency · 14.6 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Arizona State
57.3
11.5 primary · 36 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Arizona State
46.9
10 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
19
Impact games
13
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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