Kevon Merrell
Kevon Merrell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two seasons at East Carolina, two different head coaches: Mike Houston and Blake Harrell. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Florida Atlantic, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. 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
Blake Harrell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 27 | 18 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 25 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Pittsburgh
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #94
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Syeed Gibbs’s 2024 season.
Matches Syeed on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Drew Surges's sophomore season at Iowa State (2025).
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