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Jacob Mertus

15 Jacob Mertus

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    208
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Tallmadge, Ohio
  • High School:
    Tallmadge HS
  • Position:
    LB
gp 11
tk 53.0
sac 1.0
int 0
ffum 0

2021-22:

Mertus played in eleven games, totaling 53 tackles (25 solo), one sack, and 3.5 tackles for loss. He was named Third Team All GMAC.

2020-21:

Mertus played in two games totaling 11 tackles (7 solo), one sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one forced fumble. 

2019:

Mertus played in 11 games, making 60 tackles (30 solo)...also had 4 tackles for loss with a half sack with 3 deflections.

2018:

Mertus played in 4 games, making 28 tackles...he had 2 tackles for loss with a forced fumble and an interception.

2017:

Mertus had a good season going untill the injury bug struck. Jacob compiled 34 tackles, six tackles for loss, forced a fumble, and recovered a fumble.

2016:

Jacob was a standout on the defensive side for Tiffin, leading the Dragons with 85 tackles. Mertus compiled three tackles for loss, defended three passes, and recovered a fumble. Jacob was honored for his on field accomplishments, being an Honorable Mention All-GLIAC selection. Mertus had success in the classroom as well, making the Dean's list during the spring semester.

Personal:

Jacob is the son of Mark Mertus, Carla Mertus and Shelly Richards. He intends to major in Criminalistics. 

High School:

Jacob graduated from Tallmadge High School. While attending, he was named the captain of the football team, and earned a 3rd team All-Ohio selection as a linebacker.

Recent Games
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 25 18
Assists 28 19
Tackles 53.0 37.0
Tackles per game 4.8 5.3
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 11 11
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 at Marian (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 2 3.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Northwood W, 40-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Indianapolis W, 20-17 4 2 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 25 Truman L, 38-35 2 5 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 2 Hillsdale L, 24-21 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Lake Erie W, 35-17 1 4 5.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 16 Ashland W, 27-21 3 1 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 34-28 0 2 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 30 Ohio Dominican W, 34-21 6 3 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 6 at Walsh W, 56-16 2 2 4.0 1.0 11 1.0 11 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Findlay L, 26-21 5 4 9.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 47 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 2 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - - - - - -
2018-19 4 - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
2020-21 2 - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 2 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 47 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 8 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 2 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 - - - - - 0 -
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 8 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 4 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 2 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 47 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 38 48 86.0 7.8 0.5 4 3.0 7 1 1 0 - - 3 -
2017-18 8 22 12 34.0 4.3 - - 6.0 19 1 1 0 - - - -
2018-19 4 13 15 28.0 7.0 - - 2.0 4 1 - - 1 0 - -
2019-20 11 30 30 60.0 5.5 0.5 3 4.0 9 - - - - - 3 -
2020-21 2 7 4 11.0 5.5 1.0 19 1.5 19 1 - - - - - -
2021-22 11 25 28 53.0 4.8 1.0 11 3.5 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 47 135 137 272.0 5.8 3.0 37 20.0 74 4 2 0 1 0 7 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 8 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 25 28 53.0 4.8 1.0 11 3.5 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 7 18 19 37.0 5.3 1.0 11 3.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 12 12 24.0 4.8 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 13 16 29.0 4.8 1.0 11 3.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 17 16 33.0 4.1 1.0 11 2.0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 3 8 12 20.0 6.7 0.0 0 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
September 4 7 9 16.0 4.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 5 11 13 24.0 4.8 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 2 7 6 13.0 6.5 1.0 11 2.0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0