Defensive line, BYU, 2013–18
Merrill Taliauli
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Salt Lake City, UT
Merrill Taliauli played defensive line at BYU (2013–18).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BYU | 54 | DL | |||
| 2014 | BYU | 54 | DL | RS | ||
| 2015 | BYU | 54 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | BYU | 54 | DL | So. | ||
| 2017 | BYU | 54 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | BYU | 54 | DL | Sr. | 6′2″ | 305 |
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
2018 BYU 9 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. California | L 18–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Wisconsin | W 24–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. McNeese | W 30–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Washington | L 7–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Hawai’i | W 49–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 6–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at Boise State | L 16–21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Massachusetts | W 35–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 49–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 BYU 12 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Portland State | W 20–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. LSU | L 0–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Utah | L 13–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Wisconsin | L 6–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Utah State | L 24–40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Boise State | L 7–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Mississippi State | L 10–35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. San José State | W 41–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Fresno State | L 13–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at UNLV | W 31–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Massachusetts | L 10–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atHawai’i | W 30–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 BYU 4 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atUtah | L 19–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. West Virginia | L 32–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Michigan State | W 31–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Mississippi State | W 28–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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