Alex Merritt
Alex Merritt
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Alex Merritt has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Southern Miss — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas State, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | 11 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 23 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 18 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 11 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–27
vs Lamar
0 TFL · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Daymond Williams’s 2023 season.
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