Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#14
London Merritt
Sophomore defensive end on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 255 lb · Atlanta, GA · IMG (Fla.) Academy // Colorado
CFB Index 29 · #333 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Colorado → Clemson for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at LSU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Clemson's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Colorado in 2025.
- Transferred from Colorado to Clemson in 2026.
London Merritt
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against LSU, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Signed with Colorado4-star out of IMG Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Clemson
2025Colorado
2026Clemson
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Clemson1-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
29 · #333 of 420 edge rushers
Former four-star. Now #333 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
1 PD
With J. Smith — 39 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 46 LONG · T. Reynolds — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.3 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sincere Edwards’s 2025 season.
Matches Sincere on
Height
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Sincere on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Roman Caywood's freshman season at Boise State (2025).
68%match
Matches Roman on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Roman on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like London Merritt
The defensive line · Clemson
- #13Will Heldt14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14London Merritt8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jaheim Lawson6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Markus Strong3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Devarrick Woods2 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology