Forrest Merrill: DL · Arkansas State · #92.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Forrest Merrill
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Arrived as a two-star recruit; three seasons of production at Arkansas State since. First career honor, 2020: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 7 tackles against App State — Week 8, 2020.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 42 | 23 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 21 | 6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 51 | 17 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Career | 114 | 46 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-37@ Memphis | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31@ Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-52@ Coastal Carolina | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-27vs Central Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-52vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-45@ App State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-38vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27@ Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 45-47@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs South Alabama | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 48-15vs UL Monroe | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 23 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries42 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Blake Anderson — 20-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
55.0%
464 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
76.7
11 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arkansas State, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Blake Anderson.
