Jacory Merritt
Jacory Merritt
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Danny Gonzales and Brent Brennan. The receipt on tape: 106 rush yds, 1 rush TD against New Mexico, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona, 1,291 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. 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
Brent Brennan
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 189 | 1,185 | 6.3 | 17 | -- |
| Career | 202 | 1,291 | 6.4 | 18 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Israel Abanikanda’s 2022 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Najee Harris’s path through Alabama.
Najee Harris
Otis Anderson
LaDarius Owens
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Sampson's senior season at Tennessee (2024).
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Player DNA
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Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2024-91%
Sharp dropoff (-91%) — career inflection point.