Forrest Merrill
Role Player
Height6'0"
Weight322 lb
BornAug 15, 1996
Age29
ConferenceSun Belt
Rookie yr2021
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2021 | — | LAC | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 36 | 13.0% | 21 | 23.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 36 | 13.0% | 21 | 23.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | LAC | 4 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 12 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 12 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
17
Sustained
career value
×.6
17
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 17 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 12· confidence 50%
What builds the career mark of 17
On-field 14.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2021bestavg 172021
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1000Snap share13%Def snaps36Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Combine · 2021
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.27s
40-Yard
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 6thClass Pos 27thClass All 7th
26.5"
Vertical
Low · 15th pct
Pos 15thAll 6thClass Pos 21thClass All 3th
101"
Broad Jump
Low · 21th pct
Pos 21thAll 7thClass Pos 21thClass All 4th
36 reps
Bench
Elite · 94th pct
Pos 94thAll 99thClass Pos 83thClass All 98th
8.24s
3-Cone
Low · 3th pct
Pos 3thAll 1thClass Pos 5thClass All 1th
4.81s
Shuttle
Low · 17th pct
Pos 17thAll 7thClass Pos 50thClass All 7th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas State; Northeast Oklahoma), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jared CookTE1yKeenan AllenWR1yLinval JosephDT1yAndre RobertsWR1yJoey BosaDE1yCorey LinsleyC1yMatt OvertonLS1yDustin HopkinsK1yMichael DavisCB1yMike WilliamsWR1yAustin EkelerRB1yMichael SchofieldG1yJerry TilleryDT1yUchenna NwosuLB1yDerwin JamesFS1ySenio KelemeteG1yTrey PipkinsOT1yDrue TranquillLB1yJustin HerbertQB1yChristian CovingtonDE1yKyzir WhiteOLB1yBryan BulagaOT1yKenneth Murray, Jr.LB1yJustin JonesDT1y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 322 lb
Frame
322 lb at 5.27s
Size-speed
26.5" vert / 101" broad
Explosion
36 reps
Bench power
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
12
peak 17
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 1 season.
24%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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