Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Texas Tech
Krishon Merriweather
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Hazelwood, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Krishon Merriweather shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Krishon Merriweather built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Hazelwood, MO wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Krishon Merriweather's career was his...
Read the storyKrishon Merriweather, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Krishon Merriweather shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 231
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Krishon Merriweather quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 231
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Kansas
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 104 tackles · LB 35th (top 3%) · Big 12 3rd (top 1%) · National 36th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 9 | 75 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 104 | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 72.4 |
Related Context
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Krishon Merriweather played LB for Texas Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Krishon Merriweather recorded 231 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 11.5 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.4 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: Kansas
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
46.4
Usage
11.2
Consistency
53.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston Christian: 0.5. Texas: 1. Kansas State: 1. Iowa State: 1. West Virginia: 0. TCU: 1. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 2.5. Kansas: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston Christian: 12 by 55. Texas: 8 by 43.3. Kansas State: 7 by 39.2. Iowa State: 6 by 35. West Virginia: 9 by 37.5. TCU: 6 by 35. Baylor: 8 by 33.3. Oklahoma State: 7 by 54.2. Kansas: 12 by 85
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
85 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Kansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 16-13 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 44-50 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Baylor | W 24-23 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ TCU | L 18-34 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs West Virginia | W 34-27 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Iowa State | L 15-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Kansas State | L 21-31 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Texas | L 56-63 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Houston Christian10+ tackles | W 35-33 | 12 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Krishon Merriweather story
Krishon Merriweather built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Hazelwood, MO wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Krishon Merriweather's career was his defensive production: 231 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Texas Tech. 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 Krishon Merriweather's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Krishon Merriweather 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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Texas Tech
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 46.4 | 11.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 24.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 24.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11.5 | 44 | 10.3 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas
Week 14 · W 16-13 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 6 · L 31-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 12 · L 0-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 13 · L 44-50 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 5 · L 28-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
11.5 primary output · 44 efficiency · 10.3 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
71
10.5 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Texas Tech
58.2
10.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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