Receiver, Bowling Green, 2023–⁠25

Jared Merk

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 87
Height
6′2″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2025)
Sophomore
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Jared Merk played receiver at Bowling Green (2023–⁠25).

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2024Bowling Green330000
2025Bowling Green320000
Career650000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Bowling Green87WRRS
2024Bowling Green87WRFr.
2025Bowling Green87WRSo.6′2″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Bowling Green12.07––2.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Bowling Green 3 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 20–⁠3411000
Sep 27atOhioL 20–⁠3511000
Nov 1vs.BuffaloL 3–⁠2810000
2024 Bowling Green 4 games, 1 catch, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 21atTexas A&ML 20–⁠2611000
Oct 19vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠6–––––
Oct 26atToledoW 41–⁠2611000
Dec 26 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 31–⁠3811000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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