 | Joel Merrick, Free Safety | TEMP |
| Current/Potential | TAK | SACK | PD | INT | TD |
| 66/81 | | | | | | Temple Owls |
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| Attributes |
| Morale: | Content |
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 198 |
| Ideal Wt: | 200 |
| Jersey: | 25 |
| Age: | 25 |
| Year: | () |
| Status: | OK |
| Energy: | 0 |
| HS Ranking: | #106 |
| Pos Ranking: | #6 FS |
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| Position Ratings |
| Hands: | 78 |
| Tackling: | 88 |
| Coverage: | 84 |
| Punt Return: | 41 |
| Kick Return: | 28 |
| Durability: | 59 |
| Endurance: | 69 |
| Adaptability: | 56 |
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| Athletic Ratings |
| Arm Strength: | 5 |
| Acceleration: | 34 |
| Agility: | 56 |
| Speed: | 47 |
| Strength: | 28 |
| Jumping: | 45 |
| Instincts: | 35 |
| Aggressiveness: | 47 |
| Discipline: | 56 |
| Intelligence: | 55 |
| Work Ethic: | 35 |
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| Personal Bests |
| Tackles: | 11 |
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| Sacks: | 1 |
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| Passes defensed: | 2 |
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| Interceptions: | 2 |
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| TD: | 0 |
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| Game Logs |
| Week | Opp | Res | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | PD | Int | Yds | Ave | TD | MT | OOP | BPA |
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| Defensive Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | MT | OOP | BPA | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 64 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | 96 | 72 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Total | 41 | 35 | 282 | 200 | 82 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 1 | - |
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| Turnover Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Ints | Yds | Avg | RecF | Yds | Avg | TD | | | | | | |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 41 | 35 | 22 | 133 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Returning Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | KRet | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PRet | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FC | | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Total | 41 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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| Scouting Report | Potential |
| Being able to blitz the quarterback is a skill that could someday take his game to the next level. To a man, coaches say this kid has the potential to become the best one on one cover safety in America. The agility he is expected to develop will someday help him do some tremendous things on the football field. He's got a good, solid base and should be able to develop an above average amount of strength. |
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| Player Awards |
| Named National Second Team (2017) |
| Named First Team All-Big East (2017) |
| Named Third Team All-Big East (2018) |
| Named First Team All-Big East (2019) |
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