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.

Usage / Role

28%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8322

Winder-Barrow · Winder, GA

Committed To: Florida Atlantic
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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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%)

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.

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