Usage Score
2.1
Player Dossier
2019-2024Eastern Michigan
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
7.6
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
8.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan • Texas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
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
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 7.6 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: Southern Miss
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Texas State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
7.6
Usage
2.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Arizona State: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Troy: 0.5. Arkansas State: 0. Old Dominion: 0.5. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Southern Miss: 1.5
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. North Texas: 0 by 0. Unknown: 1 by 9.2. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 1 by 9.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 2 by 13.3. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 23.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.4 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
23.3 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs North Texas | W 30-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Southern Miss | W 58-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UL Monroe | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/29 | vs Louisiana | L 17-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Old Dominion | L 14-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Arkansas State | W 41-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | @ Troy | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Sam Houston | L 39-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/12 | vs Arizona State | L 28-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
20192020202120212022202320242024
| 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 |
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.