Receiver, Sacramento State, 2022–⁠24

Sawyer Merrill

Number
No. 15
Height
6′1″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
El Dorado Hills, CA

Sawyer Merrill played receiver at Sacramento State (2022–⁠24).

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2022

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Sacramento State294.5011

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Sacramento State210000
2024Sacramento State200000
Career410000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Sacramento State15WRYr 1
2023Sacramento State15WRYr 2
2024Sacramento State15WRSo. (Yr 3)6′1″175

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
2022Sacramento State (FCS)11.36––1.4–

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

2024 Sacramento State 2 games, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 29atSan José StateL 24–⁠42–––100
Sep 7atFresno StateL 30–⁠46–––100
2023 Sacramento State 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 16atStanfordW 30–⁠23–––200
2022 Sacramento State 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 1atCal PolyW 49–⁠211−20–––
Oct 8vs.Northern ColoradoW 55–⁠71110–––

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

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