Usage Score
1.3
Player Dossier
2019-2024Texas State
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
8.3
Consistency
100
Season Value
36.5
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
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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
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.3 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: Louisiana
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
8.3
Usage
1.3
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/10 | @ Louisiana | L 21-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 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.