Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025South Florida
Jacob Merrifield
DT • 6'2" • 290 lbs • Winder, GA, USA
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Jacob Merrifield shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic • South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Jacob Merrifield built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Winder, GA wearing No. 40, spending time with Florida Atlantic and South Florida. The clearest part of Jacob Merrifield's...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jacob Merrifield, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Jacob Merrifield shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jacob Merrifield quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · DT
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- UTSA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Winder-Barrow · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Winder-Barrow · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DT 96th (top 42%) · American Athletic 220th (top 35%) · National 2,123rd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | South Florida | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Florida | 10 | 18 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.8 |
Related Context
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Jacob Merrifield played DT for Florida Atlantic and South Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Merrifield recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Florida Atlantic paired 8 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Florida Atlantic, South Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
20.4
Usage
5.4
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Army: 0. UConn: 0. Wagner: 2. North Texas: 1. UTSA: 5. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Army: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Wagner: 2 by 28.3. North Texas: 1 by 14.2. UTSA: 3 by 62.5. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs UTSA
Player Story
Jacob Merrifield story
Jacob Merrifield built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Winder, GA wearing No. 40, spending time with Florida Atlantic and South Florida. The clearest part of Jacob Merrifield's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Merrifield's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida Atlantic
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 10.7 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 20.4 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2025 Postseason | South Florida | 5.5 | 13.4 | 2.7 | -2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Florida | 5.5 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTSA
Week 8 · L 24-38 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 22 North Texas
Week 7 · W 63-36 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
3
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 2 · L 10-17
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Rice
Week 7 · W 17-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 8 · W 48-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
8 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
44.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · South Florida
28.8
5.5 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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