Whitney Mercilus ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Mercilus in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mercilus a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Whitney Mercilus
Top 7% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
Height6'4"
Weight258 lb
BornJul 21, 1990
Age36
CollegeIllinoisSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2012
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||
| 2012 | 22 | HOU | 12 | — | 3.6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 4.4 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 932 | 91.7% | 88 | 18.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | HOU | 15 | — | 3.3 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 803 | 76.1% | 138 | 31.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | HOU | 16 | — | 8.9 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 740 | 70.5% | 149 | 30.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | HOU | 15 | — | 5.7 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 7.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 869 | 90.6% | 98 | 23.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | HOU | 5 | — | 0.1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 203 | 67.6% | 15 | 10.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | HOU | 16 | — | 2.6 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 785 | 73.5% | 64 | 13.6% | 22 | 18 | 0.8 | 97.3 | 3.5 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 89 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 29 | HOU | 16 | — | 7.6 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7.5 | 32.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 951 | 87.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 4.7 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 30 | HOU | 13 | — | 2.0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 614 | 68.7% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 94.9 | 1.4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 31 | GB / HOU | 10 | — | 1.8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 312 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 134 | — | 40.0 | 330 | 209 | 121 | 73 | 117 | 58.0 | 248.0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | 70 | 31 | 17 | 216 | 20 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
194 career value over replacement — #414 all-time of 4,695. 21.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2012 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H
77actual
54.8 expected · Δ+22.2
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