34 Kolton Merritt
Kolton Merritt
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Eureka, Ill.
  • High School:
    Eureka
  • Position:
    WR
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    144
  • yds/g
    14.4
  • td
    1

Bio

SOPHOMORE (2014): Switched from defensive back to wide receiver ... Appeared in all ten contests at wide receiver, including one start against Crown on Nov. 8 ... Finished the season with four receptions for 61 yards ... Caught his first collegiate pass at Westminster on Oct. 11 ... Key member of special teams, logged three total tackles ... Recovered a fumble at Greenville on Sept. 20.

FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in eight contests as a reserve in the secondary and on special teams … Finished the season with six tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss … Made his collegiate debut against Knox on Sept. 7 … Recorded the first two tackles of his career against Greenville on Sept. 21 … Made a career-high three tackles and his first tackle for loss at Martin Luther on Oct. 12.

EUREKA HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Eureka/Roanoke-Benson co-op … A four-year varsity letterwinner for the Hornets … Served as team captain as a senior in 2012 … Also lettered in track & field and was a three-time state qualifier in the pole vault.

PERSONAL: The son of Mike & Jenni Merritt, Kolton was born in Normal, Ill. … Has three siblings, Kelsey (23), Kaleb (15) and Konnor (13) … Majoring in mathematics.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20
  Overall Conf
Receptions 11 9
Yards 144 122
Yards per game 14.4 13.6
Yards per catch 13.1 13.6
Touchdowns 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 1 19 19.0 19 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 2 22 11.0 17 0 - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 2 17 8.5 9 0 - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 1 22 22.0 22 0 - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 1 31 31.0 31 0 - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 1 6 6.0 6 1 - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 2 17 8.5 10 0 - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 1 17 17.0 17 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 1 31 31.0 31 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 2 94 47.0 59 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 6 252 42.0 54 3 0 2 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 1 - 22 - - 22
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 1 - 17 - - 17
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 1 - 22 - - 22
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 1 - 31 - - 31
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 1 - - - - 0
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 1 - 6 - - 6
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 1 - 12 - - 12
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 1 - 17 - - 17
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 1 19 17 - - 36

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 36 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 1 19 1.9 19.0 0 19 - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 1 19 0.5 19.0 0 19 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 8 - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 4 0.5 61 7.6 15.3 0 22
2015-16 10 11 1.1 144 14.4 13.1 1 31
2016-17 10 6 0.6 52 5.2 8.7 0 13
Total 36 21 0.6 257 7.1 12.2 1 31

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 9 377 41.9 59 3 0 2 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 9 377 41.9 59 3 0 2 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 8 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 8 - 61 - - 61 7.6
2015-16 10 19 144 - - 163 16.3
2016-17 10 - 52 - - 52 5.2
Total 36 19 257 - - 276 7.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 0 1 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 8 4 2 6.0 .8 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - -
2014-15 8 2 1 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
2015-16 10 3 3 6.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 9 7 16.0 .4 - - 1.0 3 - 1 0 - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 1 19 1.9 19.0 0 19 - -
Conference 9 1 19 2.1 19.0 0 19 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 19 3.8 19.0 0 19 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 1 19 3.8 19.0 0 19 - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 1 19 19.0 19.0 0 19 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 11 1.1 144 14.4 13.1 1 31
Conference 9 9 1.0 122 13.6 13.6 1 31
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 4 0.8 56 11.2 14.0 0 22
Away 5 7 1.4 88 17.6 12.6 1 31
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 8 1.6 74 14.8 9.3 1 17
Losses 5 3 0.6 70 14.0 23.3 0 31
Month September 4 6 1.5 92 23.0 15.3 0 31
October 5 4 0.8 35 7.0 8.8 1 12
November 1 1 1.0 17 17.0 17.0 0 17

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 9 377 41.9 59 3 0 2 0
Conference 9 9 377 41.9 59 3 0 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 1 31 31.0 31 0 0 0 0
Away 5 8 346 43.3 59 3 0 2 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 2 94 47.0 59 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 7 283 40.4 54 3 0 2 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 3 125 41.7 59 0 0 0 0
November 1 6 252 42.0 54 3 0 2 0

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 19 144 - - 163 16.3
Conference 9 19 122 - - 141 15.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - 56 - - 56 11.2
Away 5 19 88 - - 107 21.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 - 74 - - 74 14.8
Losses 5 19 70 - - 89 17.8
Month September 4 - 92 - - 92 23.0
October 5 - 35 - - 35 7.0
November 1 19 17 - - 36 36.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.7 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 3 3 6.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 3 2 5.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 1 2 3.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 2 1 3.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 2 2 4.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 2 2 4.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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