45 Miles Merchant
45 - Miles Merchant
Height: 6-4
Weight: 260
Position: DE
Year: Soph
High School: Gahr HS / Cerritos (CA)
Major: Kinesiology
Twitter: miles_merchant
Instagram: miles_merchant
gp 11
tk 29.0
sac 1.0
int -
ffum -

Cerritos College Football (2024): Saw action in eight games and recorded eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a half sack… Posted a season-high three tackles against Golden West College, while he had his half sack against Antelope Valley College…..

Gahr HS: Voted the Mid-Cities League Defensive Lineman of the Year and 1st Team all-league as a senior… Posted 38 tackles, 4½ tackles for loss and 3½ quarterback sacks on the year… As a junior, he was voted the team’s Athlete of the Year after accounting for 38 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and six sacks on defense, as well as 16 catches for 154 yards on offense… While on the basketball team, he was named 1st Team all-league and the team’s Most Valuable Player his senior year… Was a member of the football, basketball and track and field teams…..

Personal: Most memorable moments were when he had eight tackles and a sack against rival Cerritos High his senior year and when he forced the quarterback to throw an interception to end the game… Would like to transfer to either University of Miami or LSU… His dad played football at El Camino College… Hobbies include playing video games… Nicknamed “Meezy” and “Meez”… Has four siblings – Steven (32), Azariah (25), Kayla (22) and Siliana (18)… Is the son of Gregory and Jennifer Merchant… Born in Long Beach, CA on July 23, 2006…..

Favorite Athlete:  Kobe Bryant                          Favorite Movie: “Grown Ups”
Favorite Food:  Pasta                                         Favorite TV Show: “Martin”
Favorite Book: “Percy Jackson & the Olympians”

Recent Games
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 9 6
Assists 20 15
Tackles 29.0 21.0
Tackles per game 2.6 3.0
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 4 4
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 5.0 3.5
Tackle for loss yards 14 9
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 20 Mt. San Jacinto   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Mt. San Antonio L, 45-20 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Moorpark W, 23-0 2 0 2.0 - - 1.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Santa Barbara W, 66-17 0 1 1.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Orange Coast W, 68-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 College of the Canyons W, 34-13 1 6 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Bakersfield W, 35-28 2 3 5.0 1.0 4 1.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Pasadena City W, 36-35 1 5 6.0 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Golden West L, 27-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Fullerton W, 19-17 1 1 2.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at East Los Angeles W, 48-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Ventura L, 41-37 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 8 - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 8 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 19 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 8 2 6 8.0 1.0 0.5 2 1.5 3 - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 9 20 29.0 2.6 1.0 4 5.0 14 - 1 0 - - - -
Total 19 11 26 37.0 1.9 1.5 6 6.5 17 - 1 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
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  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
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
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
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 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
-
August 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 9 20 29.0 2.6 1.0 4 5.0 14 - 1 0 - - - -
Conference 7 6 15 21.0 3.0 1.0 4 3.5 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 3 15 18.0 3.6 - - 3.0 6 - - - - - - -
Away 6 6 5 11.0 1.8 1.0 4 2.0 8 - 1 0 - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 8 16 24.0 3.0 1.0 4 5.0 14 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 4 5.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
-
August 1 0 2 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 4 7 11.0 2.8 - - 1.5 5 - - - - - - -
October 3 3 8 11.0 3.7 1.0 4 2.5 6 - - - - - - -
November 3 2 3 5.0 1.7 - - 1.0 3 - 1 0 - - - -