Linebacker, Arizona State, 2018–22
Merlin Robertson
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Gardena, CA
Merlin Robertson played linebacker at Arizona State (2018–22).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Stanford, 2022Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arizona State | 72 | 43 | 8.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 68 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 24 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 64 | 30 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 77 | 35 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 305 | 155 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arizona State | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Arizona State | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Arizona State | 8 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Arizona State | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Arizona State | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 235 |
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.
Game by game
2022 Arizona State 12 games, 77 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 40–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Oklahoma State | L 17–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 21–30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Utah | L 13–34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at USC | L 25–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Washington | W 45–38 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Stanford | L 14–15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Colorado | W 42–34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. UCLA | L 36–50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Washington State | L 18–28 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Oregon State | L 7–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Arizona | L 35–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Arizona State 12 games, 64 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Southern Utah | W 41–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. UNLV | W 37–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at BYU | L 17–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Colorado | W 35–13 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atUCLA | W 42–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Stanford | W 28–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atUtah | L 21–35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Washington State | L 21–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.USC | W 31–16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atWashington | W 35–30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atOregon State | L 10–24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 13–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Arizona State 4 games, 24 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | atUSC | L 27–28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.UCLA | L 18–25 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | atArizona | W 70–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | atOregon State | W 46–33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Arizona State 13 games, 68 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Kent State | W 30–7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Sacramento State | W 19–7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Michigan State | W 10–7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Colorado | L 31–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at California | W 24–17 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Washington State | W 38–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atUtah | L 3–21 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atUCLA | L 32–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.USC | L 26–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atOregon State | L 34–35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Oregon | W 31–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Arizona | W 24–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Florida State | W 20–14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Arizona State 11 games, 72 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UTSA | W 49–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Michigan State | W 16–13 | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at San Diego State | L 21–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atWashington | L 20–27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Oregon State | W 52–24 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atColorado | L 21–28 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Stanford | L 13–20 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atUSC | W 38–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Utah | W 38–20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.UCLA | W 31–28 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atOregon | L 29–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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