Usage Score
2.9
Player Dossier
2025-2025Nebraska
Dawson Merritt
LB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Stilwell, KS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dawson Merritt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.9
Consistency
50
Season Value
18.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
25
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 1
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
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.
Dawson Merritt, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Nebraska. Dawson Merritt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 1 primary output with 10.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 0.5 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
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.9
Usage
2.9
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
1234
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Akron: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Michigan State: 0.5. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 4 by 21.7. Michigan State: 2 by 13.3. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.2 · n=3
First Half0.3 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=4
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
21.7 vs Unknown
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Nebraska
2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 10.9 | 2.9 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5
Primary metric
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.8 takeover score.
#2
Michigan State
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.1 takeover score.
#3
Northwestern
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 2 takeover score.
#4
Akron
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
1 primary output · 10.9 efficiency · 2.9 usage
18.7
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.9442
Blue Valley · Stilwell, KS
- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 4 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.