Jalen Mergerson: S · Air Force · #10.
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Jalen Mergerson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Air Force secondary. On tape: 13 tackles against Colorado State, Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Colorado Springs Gazette Oct 26Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Robert Morris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-20@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-6@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-13@ Colorado State | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-23vs Army | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Boise State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-21vs No. 24 James Madison | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL41 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 29-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
13.1%
105 pass / 697 run
Plays / game
61.7
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 55 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
