Merhauti Xepera
Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Fresno State. On tape: 2 tackles against Washington State, Week 5, 2026.
7 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 24 | 11 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 20 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ No. 14 USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-10@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-24vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-6@ Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
46.2%
217 pass / 253 run
Plays / game
58.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
239 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #21 of 35 Mountain West DLs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
