Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Fresno 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 17.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Merhauti Xepera built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Maricopa, AZ wearing No. 24, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Merhauti Xepera's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Merhauti Xepera, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Fresno State. Merhauti Xepera shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 33
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Merhauti Xepera quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 33
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Higley · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Higley · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DL 285th (top 27%) · Mountain West 154th (top 30%) · National 1,804th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2025 Postseason | Fresno State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
Related Context
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Merhauti Xepera played DL for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Merhauti Xepera recorded 7 receiving yards and 33 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Fresno State paired 9.5 primary output with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 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: Colorado State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
7.7
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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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. Southern: 1. Hawai'i: 2. Nevada: 1. Colorado State: 2. San Diego State: 0.5. Wyoming: 1. Utah State: 1. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 2 by 18.3. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Southern: 4 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 24.2. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Colorado State: 2 by 28.3. San Diego State: 7 by 34.2. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 1 by 14.2. San José State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Miami (OH) | W 18-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ San José State | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Utah State | L 17-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 24-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs San Diego State | L 0-23 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Colorado StateSplash game | L 21-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Nevada | W 20-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | W 23-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Southern | W 56-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oregon State | W 36-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Georgia Southern | W 42-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Merhauti Xepera story
Merhauti Xepera built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Maricopa, AZ wearing No. 24, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Merhauti Xepera's career was his defensive production: 33 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Merhauti Xepera's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 1.5 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1.5 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Fresno State | 9.5 | 17.7 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9.5 | 17.7 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 124 Colorado State
Week 7 · L 21-49 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 53-10
1.5
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 68 Hawai'i
Week 4 · W 23-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 1 · W 42-14
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern
Week 3 · W 56-7
1
Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Fresno State
9.5 primary output · 17.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
61
#2
2025 Regular Season · Fresno State
61
9.5 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Fresno State
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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