Kevon Merrell
East Carolina Pirates
77
Solid

Kevon Merrell

East Carolina PiratesRebuilding
NBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Kevon Merrell is the projected starter at NB for East Carolina Pirates.

Junior · #4 · 6'1", 188 lbs

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Depth at NB · East Carolina Pirates

  1. 1477Kevon MerrellStarter
  2. 21575Christian Peterson
  3. 32652Alex Moye
  4. 42349Josh Benton

East Carolina Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Crisp County, ranked #1,323 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 27 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,323 Natl2-Yr Total39 tacklesTeam Share4%
Cordele, GA
Jersey
#4
Class
JR
Height
6'1"
Weight
188 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252712
20241200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8578
National Rank
#1323
High School
Crisp County
Hometown
Cordele, GA

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 73th-percentile production (×0.81 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 73% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WRICETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-12

Sep 26WNCCUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-9

Sep 19WODUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 12LAPPTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 5LALATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 48-10

Kevon Merrell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

27 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement44%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.