Sacramento State

2018 Season: Did not play during the season due to a knee injury suffered over the summer.

2017 Season: Made the move to wide receiver during the spring…played in all 11 games…had one catch for 16 yards against Northern Colorado…also served as the holder on field goals and extra points…earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

2016 Season: Appeared in all 11 games…saw action as a punter and quarterback…led the team with 55 punts during the season for an average of 38.3 yards…placed 14 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line and had three punts of at least 50 yards…had a long of 64 yards at Weber State…attempted passes in three games as at quarterback…finished the season completing 6-of-24 attempts for 123 yards.

2015 Season: Saw action in the first game of the season against Eastern Oregon…suffered a broken ankle on a quarterback scramble in which he gained 15 yards…also had a 36-yard punt in that game…missed the remainder of the season following surgery.

2014 Season: Redshirted during the season.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Sheldon HS…was a two-year starter at quarterback for the Huskies…threw for 2,734 yards as a senior while completing 170 passes with 30 touchdowns…had five games with at least 300 passing yards including 447 against Laguna Creek and 406 against Lodi…also threw eight touchdown passes against Lodi…rushed for 291 yards and five touchdowns on 75 attempts…as a junior, he passed for 1,702 yards and 12 touchdowns…was 32-for-59 for 507 yards against Ponderosa.

Personal: Majoring in kinesiology…parents are Jeff Merker and Cory Deibert.