#31

Jason Mercier

Senior defensive lineman for Florida International. 2021: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.

DL · Florida International · Sr. · #31

6′3″ · 262 lb · Boynton Beach, FL

CFB Index 65 · #78 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceFlorida International 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1288 nationally · Signed with Florida International

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Florida International. 2021: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2018.
Transferred from Florida International to Jackson State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Florida International, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20189 games

Signed with Florida International3-star out of Atlantic

2022

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1288 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Butch Davis

Florida International

Played his entire career under Butch Davis.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Butch Davis — 16-27 over that span.

2018Florida International9-4HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2019Florida International6-7HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2020Florida International0-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Florida International1-11HC: Butch Davis · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

65Quality starter #78 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (84th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (21st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#323 / 2743 · 84th pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

Tackles#1830 / 2743 · 32nd pct

Solo tackles#2110 / 2743 · 21st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.5
Road5g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.8	0.1	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

65 · #78 of 274 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #78 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida International	22	9	1.5	1.0	2	--	--
2020	Florida International	19	12	3.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Florida International	15	5	2.0	1.5	--	--	--
2018	Florida International	28	6	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		84	32	7.5	2.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 48–10

vs Long Island University

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 38-point win at home against Long Island University.

With M. Bortenschlager — 266 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.1 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · D. Price — 165 rush yds (5 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10vs Long Island University	3	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 21-54@ Texas Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 27-31@ Central Michigan	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 33-45vs Charlotte	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 19-34vs Western Kentucky	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 0-38@ Marshall	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 24-47vs Old Dominion	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	1	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 11	L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		22	9	1.5	1.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology