Merhauti Xepera
Merhauti Xepera
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Merhauti Xepera has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Fresno State. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against San Diego State, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
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 | Fresno State | 24 | 11 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 17 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 56–7
vs Southern
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Fresno State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #70
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marcus Moore’s 2021 season.
Matches Marcus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Deante McCray's senior season at Florida State (2025).
Matches Deante on
Background
Xepera's Fresno State journey leads to first-generation graduate milestone 2025 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games this season … started in five … had 28 tackles … added 6.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, three quarterback hurries and three pass breakups … had a career-high seven tackles again...