THIRD AND DATA

Week 11 · 2025

Mercer at Western Carolina

Sat 11/08/2025 02:30 PME. J. Whitmire StadiumConference

68°Fair9 mph W · 48% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Mercer

49

9–3

Western Carolina

47

7–5

Attendance

14,510

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

MERQuarterbacksNo blue chips5
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB2Braden Atkinson6'1"·2081yr
    3,611 Pass yds34 TD11 Int65.8 Cmp%9 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB1DJ Smith6'2"·2001yr
    161 Pass yds1 TD1 Int60.5 Cmp%58 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB19JP Pickles ← UTEP6'1"·2152yr
    61 Pass yds0 TD1 Int62.5 Cmp%80 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Jake Wilson ← Purdue6'2"·2053yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Jake Maxwell6'3"·2101yr
WCUQuarterbacksNo blue chips5
  • 33-star recruitQB5Taron Dickens5'11"·1803yr
    3,508 Pass yds38 TD2 Int74.2 Cmp%321 Rush yds
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB17Bennett Judy6'3"·2003yr
    420 Pass yds3 TD2 Int60.2 Cmp%-17 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB11Isaac Lee6'4"·1901yr
    279 Pass yds2 TD2 Int57.4 Cmp%145 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Jack Benson6'4"·1952yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB—Ian Grissom6'1"·1701yr
MEROffensive lineNo blue chips16
WCUDefensive lineNo blue chips19
MERDefensive lineNo blue chips13
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDE0Andrew Zock6'2"·2502yr
    2 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDE15Kobe McInnis6'2"·2551yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE90Aiden Holewski6'3"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Dan Hicks6'5"·2651yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL53Justin Gilbert6'3"·2452yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Ean Johnson-Kelley6'1"·2901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL91Jordan Swain6'3"·2904yr
    career 12 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL54Ke'Vion Wellington6'3"·2752yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL94Marius Landsfeld ← Liberty6'4"·2803yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL90Tucker Wilson5'11"·2302yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL11Myles Dixon6'3"·2901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL11Delano Marcelus6'2"·2751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT99Caden Camese6'1"·2853yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
WCUOffensive lineNo blue chips18
MERBacks & tight endsNo blue chips12
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB22CJ Miller5'11"·2303yr
    168 Car953 Rush yds14 TD5.7 Rush avg
    26 Rec314 Rec yds12.1 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitRB1Ty Doughty1801yr
    66 Car332 Rush yds2 TD5.0 Rush avg
    11 Rec133 Rec yds12.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB27Micah Bell5'10"·2104yr
    46 Car218 Rush yds0 TD4.7 Rush avg
    5 Rec31 Rec yds6.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Tyrell Coard6'0"·2053yr
    33 Car168 Rush yds0 TD5.1 Rush avg
    7 Rec45 Rec yds6.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB39Billy Martin5'8"·1902yr
    13 Car82 Rush yds0 TD6.3 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB20Carlos Benjamin5'8"·1751yr
    9 Car61 Rush yds1 TD6.8 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB4Autavius Ison5'11"·1903yr
    career 225 Car959 Rush yds4 TD4.3 Rush avg
    13 Rec108 Rec yds8.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE18Samuel Albee6'5"·2453yr
    9 Rec131 Rec yds2 TD14.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE14Malik Simmons6'4"·2301yr
    11 Rec129 Rec yds4 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE85Sawyer Burt6'5"·2504yr
    1 Rec0 Rec yds0 TD0.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Ty Everson6'3"·2352yr
    career 2 Rec18 Rec yds0 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87Cooper Berry6'2"·2351yr
WCULinebackersNo blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitLB8Ryan McKinnis ← App State6'2"·2203yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB5Hayward McQueen Jr.6'1"·2154yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB18Jordan Thompson ← Middle Tennessee6'0"·2303yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB15Hank Bodine6'0"·2301yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB40Kenyon Partridge6'3"·2502yr
    1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB17Armond Anderson6'2"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB0Blue Monroe6'1"·2254yr
    career 3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB3Joshua Collins6'1"·2252yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB43Braeden Barger6'1"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB35Trey Berry III6'1"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB49Bryce Hart6'2"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB46Nolan McClanahan6'1"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB41Beady Waddell V6'0"·2201yr
MERLinebackersNo blue chips10
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB51Drew Clare6'2"·2254yr
    7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB19Isaac Prince6'0"·2154yr
    5 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB10Julian Fox6'1"·2201yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB34Mac Bradley6'2"·2351yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB33Antonio Butts Jr.6'1"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB48Mic Wasson6'3"·2154yr
    career 6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB7Brayden Dudley6'2"·2555yr
    career 3 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitLB14Ethan McDowell ← Miami (OH)6'2"·2453yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB52Wyatt Hester6'0"·2101yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB28Rafael Little6'1"·2151yr
WCUBacks & tight endsNo blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitRB1Patrick Boyd Jr.5'10"·1703yr
    90 Car420 Rush yds1 TD4.7 Rush avg
    34 Rec322 Rec yds9.5 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB28Markel Townsend5'8"·1852yr
    70 Car322 Rush yds6 TD4.6 Rush avg
    26 Rec173 Rec yds6.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB2Branson Adams5'9"·1905yr
    38 Car147 Rush yds1 TD3.9 Rush avg
    12 Rec95 Rec yds7.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB20Camury Reid5'11"·2003yr
    49 Car134 Rush yds4 TD2.7 Rush avg
    10 Rec174 Rec yds17.4 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB3Josh Perry6'0"·2051yr
    10 Car39 Rush yds0 TD3.9 Rush avg
    2 Rec7 Rec yds3.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Anthony Benjamin5'10"·1703yr
    3 Car21 Rush yds0 TD7.0 Rush avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB8Marlin Cochran6'0"·2003yr
    career 55 Car191 Rush yds1 TD3.5 Rush avg
    13 Rec117 Rec yds9.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21Jaiden Bond5'9"·1853yr
    career 1 Car5 Rush yds0 TD5.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Noah Best5'11"·1951yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedTE15Josiah Thomas6'2"·2151yr
    28 Rec228 Rec yds3 TD8.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE86Brayden Blackmon6'3"·2503yr
    27 Rec213 Rec yds2 TD7.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE85David Hulbert6'4"·2401yr
    7 Rec30 Rec yds1 TD4.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE9Bode Burns6'5"·2451yr
    1 Rec23 Rec yds0 TD23.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Isaac McLellan6'2"·2403yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Cole Craddock6'4"·2451yr
MERReceiversNo blue chips12
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR3Adjatay Dabbs6'0"·1702yr
    45 Rec856 Rec yds8 TD19.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR9Brayden Smith5'10"·1853yr
    61 Rec734 Rec yds7 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Adonis McDaniel5'8"·1721yr
    52 Rec676 Rec yds6 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Kendall Harris6'1"·2002yr
    37 Rec478 Rec yds3 TD12.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Travion Solomon6'1"·1903yr
    13 Rec141 Rec yds0 TD10.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR3Apollos Cook6'3"·2103yr
    6 Rec68 Rec yds0 TD11.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Trenton Jones5'10"·1851yr
    5 Rec44 Rec yds0 TD8.8 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR5Javarius George5'10"·1852yr
    5 Rec30 Rec yds1 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83Camauri Simmons5'10"·1751yr
    2 Rec23 Rec yds0 TD11.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Cole Shaw6'2"·1952yr
    career 2 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84Zachary Lowe5'8"·1751yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR13Braylon Stewart6'0"·1901yr
WCUDefensive backsNo blue chips25
MERDefensive backsNo blue chips22
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedCB8KJ Thomas5'11"·1801yr
    3 Tackles1 PD
  • 22-star recruitCB25Ronald Cooper ← Georgia State6'0"·1805yr
    career 27 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitCB21Fabian Scott ← Florida Atlantic6'3"·1853yr
    career 10 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB29Evan Taylor6'2"·1952yr
  • 22-star recruitCB6Kims Pierre6'0"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB26Tucker Mix5'10"·1652yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB23Sam Connell6'0"·1651yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB25Buck Cooper6'0"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB23Roman Douthit5'10"·1701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB18Justin Ferguson6'0"·1851yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB28Carmelo O'Neal6'4"·2102yr
    3 Tackles1 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB32Myles Weston5'11"·1753yr
    1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundS12Tommy Bliss5'11"·1954yr
    7 Tackles0 PD2 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundS13Juwan Johnson5'11"·1954yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundS4Donovan Watkins5'11"·1803yr
    2 Tackles1 PD2 Int
  • 33-star recruitS17Kaleb Hutchinson6'0"·1854yr
    1 Tackles0 PD3 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundS16Christian Davis5'10"·1903yr
    career 3 Tackles0 PD
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedS31Jayvyn Fraziars6'2"·2051yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundS22Carter Kermott5'11"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundS20Ryan McNally5'9"·1701yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedS13Mike Polke6'0"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundS32Kai Reyes5'11"·1951yr
WCUReceiversNo blue chips18
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR16James Tyre5'8"·1712yr
    68 Rec832 Rec yds11 TD12.2 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR7Malik Knight6'1"·1853yr
    47 Rec774 Rec yds7 TD16.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR5Michael Rossin6'0"·2001yr
    22 Rec462 Rec yds6 TD21.0 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR4Dominic Dutton5'10"·1704yr
    25 Rec314 Rec yds2 TD12.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR8Painter Richards-Baker6'2"·1804yr
    20 Rec276 Rec yds2 TD13.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR0Jaylin Terzado6'0"·1803yr
    8 Rec168 Rec yds1 TD21.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR6Marcus Striggles5'9"·1801yr
    11 Rec136 Rec yds1 TD12.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Trey Walker5'10"·1801yr
    3 Rec35 Rec yds1 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Jai Boyd6'2"·1802yr
    2 Rec21 Rec yds1 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Richard Hollis5'8"·1701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0AJ Colombo5'8"·1704yr
    career 94 Rec1,040 Rec yds10 TD11.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Ca'Lique Cunningham5'9"·1903yr
    career 1 Rec17 Rec yds1 TD17.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR4Kha'leal Sterling5'9"·1701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR89Ellis Chappell6'0"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83Austin Cunningham6'0"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR87Eli Griffin6'1"·1601yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR18Matthew Keener6'2"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84Jemarious Reaves6'1"·1901yr
MERKickersNo blue chips4
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK93Reice Griffith5'11"·1703yr
    14 FG16 FGA51 Long96 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK36Bryce Addison5'9"·1752yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK35Cole Allbaugh5'9"·1751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Sully Croker6'0"·1851yr
WCUKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK96Christian Lowery5'11"·1854yr
    2 FG2 FGA29 Long12 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK60Bryan McCollum5'8"·1651yr
    2 FG2 FGA29 Long12 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK61Marcus Trout5'11"·1751yr
    4 FG7 FGA44 Long59 Pts
MERPuntersNo blue chips4
  • 22-star recruitP19John McConnell6'3"·1905yr
    49 Punts45.1 Avg22 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP97Kody Arnold5'10"·1752yr
    1 Punts35.0 Avg0 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP89Ian Garcia6'0"·2103yr
    career 15 Punts37.3 Avg1 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP47Markus Meincke6'7"·2201yr
WCUPuntersNo blue chips2

Previous 10 meetings vs. Mercer

Western Carolina 2–8 vs Mercer

  • 2024 · wk 9Western Carolina 34 @ Mercer 44
  • 2023 · wk 9Mercer 45 @ Western Carolina 38
  • 2022 · wk 6Western Carolina 6 @ Mercer 49
  • 2021 · wk 6Mercer 34 @ Western Carolina 24
  • 2019 · wk 1Mercer 49 @ Western Carolina 27
  • 2018 · wk 8Western Carolina 46 @ Mercer 59
  • 2017 · wk 11Mercer 35 @ Western Carolina 33
  • 2016 · wk 7Western Carolina 24 @ Mercer 38
  • 2015 · wk 6Mercer 21 @ Western Carolina 24
  • 2014 · wk 8Western Carolina 35 @ Mercer 21

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