Player Dossier

2022-2025

Fresno State

Merhauti Xepera

DL • 6'3" • 278 lbs • Maricopa, AZ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Merhauti Xepera shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.3

Efficiency

15.9

Consistency

54.9

Season Value

27.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Fresno 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.

Merhauti Xepera, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Fresno State. Merhauti Xepera shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Fresno State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Win with 2 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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2025 Postseason · Fresno State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

15.9

Usage

7.3

Consistency

54.9

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Oregon State: 0. Unknown: 1. Hawai'i: 2. Nevada: 1. Colorado State: 1. San Diego State: 0.5. Wyoming: 1. Utah State: 0. San José State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 2 by 18.3. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 24.2. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Colorado State: 2 by 18.3. San Diego State: 7 by 34.2. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

34.2 vs San Diego State

Result
Sat 12/27vs Miami (OH)W 18-321000
Sun 11/30@ San José StateW 41-1410000
Sun 11/23vs Utah StateL 17-2811000
Sun 11/16vs WyomingW 24-311100
Sat 10/25vs San Diego StateL 0-23710.5000
Sat 10/11@ Colorado StateL 21-4922100
Sun 10/5vs NevadaW 20-1711001
Sun 9/21@ Hawai'iW 23-2111110
Sun 9/14vs Unknown41100
Sat 9/6@ Oregon StateW 36-2720000
Sun 8/31vs Georgia SouthernW 42-1422100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Fresno State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State000
2023 PostseasonFresno State1.514.76.21.5
2023 Regular SeasonFresno State1.514.76.20
2024 Regular SeasonFresno State04.20.8-1.5
2025 PostseasonFresno State7.515.97.37.5
2025 Regular SeasonFresno State7.515.97.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kent State

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#2

Hawai'i

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Southern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.8 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.7 takeover score.

#5

Colorado State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Fresno State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Fresno State

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Fresno State

27.7

7.5 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8304

Higley · Gilbert, AZ

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

33

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
33