Merlin Robertson: LB · Arizona State · #8.
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Merlin Robertson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the Arizona State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Stanford — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arizona State | 77 | 35 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 64 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 24 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 68 | 35 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 72 | 43 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 305 | 155 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-3vs Northern Arizona | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-34@ No. 11 Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-30vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-34vs No. 13 Utah | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-42@ No. 6 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-38vs No. 21 Washington | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-15@ Stanford | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-34@ Colorado | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-50vs No. 10 UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-28@ Washington State | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31vs No. 25 Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38@ Arizona | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 35 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups77 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
51.5%
402 pass / 378 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #204 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arizona State, 305 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Shaun Aguano. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
