Sacramento State

2024 Season

• Appeared in 11 games during the year.
• Recorded seven tackles on special teams.
• Had a pair of stops against Fresno State, Idaho State and UC Davis.
• Forced a fumble at Fresno State which was recovered by the Hornets.

2023 Season

• Appeared in all 13 games with most of his action coming on special teams.
• Served as one of the team’s gunners on punt coverage where he recorded eight tackles during the year, including five solos.
• Credited with two tackles at Stanford and had one tackle in six other games.

2022 Season

• Played in all 13 games at both wide receiver and on special teams.
• Caught two passes for a total of nine yards.
• First career reception came at Cal Poly.
• Had an 11-yard grab the following week against Northern Colorado.
• Recorded six tackles during the season on special teams.
• All six stops came over the final four games as he had two against Portland State, UC Davis and Incarnate Word.

Prior to Sacramento State

• Played the 2021 season at American River College in Sacramento, Calif., where he was coached by former Hornet All-American Jon Osterhout.
• Led the Beavers with 377 receiving yards and four TD catches on 25 receptions in nine games.
• Had a season high seven receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown at Sierra JC.
• Pulled in five passes for 67 yards and a score against Santa Rosa JC.
• Averaged 15.1 yards per receptions during the season.

High School

• A 2019 graduate of Oak Ridge HS in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
• Finished his career with the Trojans with 60 receptions for 820 yards and six touchdowns.
• As a senior, he had 49 catches for 704 yards and five TDs.
• Caught at least two passes in all 10 games and had five or more receptions in six contests.
• Opened the year with nine catches for 124 yards and two TDs against Lincoln HS.
• Also returned a punt for a 37-yard touchdown against the Fighting Zebras.
• Had five receptions for 104 yards against Vacaville HS.
• Played on defense where he had 46 total tackles, including three for loss.

Personal

• Majoring in sociology.
• Parents are Degan and Allison Merrill.