Week 1 · 2026
Presbyterian at Mercer
Sat 09/05/2026 06:00 PMFive Star Stadium at the Moye Complex
90°Clear10 mph WSW · 63% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Presbyterian
3
1–1
Mercer
62
2–1
Attendance
—
not yet reported
PresbyterianPRES
MercerMER
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Landon Sharpe | 17/29 | 184 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Max Holtzclaw | 1/1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Jayden Torres | 3/5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jaylen King | 12/15 | 236 | 15.7 | 4 | 0 |
| MER | JP Pickles | 3/5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Landon Sharpe | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| PRES | Jayden Torres | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 18 |
| PRES | Anton Smith | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| PRES | Brice Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| PRES | Jackson Burleson | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 |
| PRES | Damion Moate | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| PRES | Tyree Pearson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| PRES | Tony O'Banner | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRES | Max Holtzclaw | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Devon Caldwell | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 1 | 83 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | 21 |
| MER | JP Pickles | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 1 | 26 |
| MER | Jaylen King | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 2 | 16 |
| MER | Eric Rasheed | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| MER | Javious Bond | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Brice Johnson | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 30 |
| PRES | Caleb Johnson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 35 |
| PRES | Tyree Pearson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| PRES | Jalen Patrick | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| PRES | Deverious Abercrombie | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 |
| PRES | Damion Moate | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| PRES | Anton Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| PRES | Tony O'Banner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| PRES | Ricky Guillory | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 1 | 51 |
| MER | Eric Rasheed | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 32 |
| MER | McCord Purdy | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
| MER | Travion Solomon | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 17 |
| MER | Mykel Calixte | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 12 |
| MER | Jackson Kostmayer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| MER | Samuel Albee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Anton Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Marquis Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Luke Armstrong | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Shyne Johnson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Chris Glover | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Nick McGill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Ryan Largin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Andrew Ruppe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Braylon Carstarphen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRES | Carson Freese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Debo Hall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Tymaries Durant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Caleb Makovsky | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Gerald Danner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Hugh Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Jalyn Turner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Langston Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Dandrevius Dorsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | JT Patton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Malachi Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Noah Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | RJ Pooler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRES | Thomas Chandler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Delano Marcelus | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jyarius Carter | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ronin Dangler | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ean Johnson-Kelley | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Mike Polke | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ethan McDowell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jeremy Richardson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MER | Nigel Gay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Aiden Holewski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | CJ Favors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Cam Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jase Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Kehinde Akintunde | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Kobe McInnis | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Aaryn Askew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Antonio Butts Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Emmanuel Lane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Eric Brantley Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ke'Vion Wellington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Marquis Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Brandon Gunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Cameron Goggins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Carter Kermott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Evin McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jacob Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Javious Bond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Javonte Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Justin Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Ryan McNally | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Kade Bailey | 1/3 | 33.0 | 38 | 0/0 | 3 |
| MER | Simon Zeidan | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
| MER | Sully Croker | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Thatcher Hutton | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| MER | Senin Seymour | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES | Noah Taylor | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| PRES | Caleb Johnson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| MER | Eric Rasheed | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Cam Moore | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| MER | Aaryn Askew | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 |
Previous 3 meetings vs. Team
Mercer 2–1 vs Presbyterian
- 2025 · wk 1Presbyterian 15 @ Mercer 10
- 2024 · wk 1Presbyterian 10 @ Mercer 63
- 2019 · wk 2Mercer 45 @ Presbyterian 7
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