Whitney Mercilus
Whitney Mercilus, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 2012–2021. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DL |
|---|---|
| College | Illinois |
| Born | 1990-07-21 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 258 lb |
| Drafted | pick 26 by HOU in 2012 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
10 seasons of roster appearances, 2012–2021. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2012 | Houston Texans |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Houston Texans |
| 2014 | Houston Texans |
| 2015 | Houston Texans |
| 2016 | Houston Texans |
| 2017 | Houston Texans |
| 2018 | Houston Texans |
| 2019 | Houston Texans |
| 2020 | Houston Texans |
| 2021 | Green Bay Packers |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 7.5 | 16 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 127 | 214 | 125 | 68 | 58 | 117 | 2 | 88 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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