AT A GLANCE
2026 SEASON · NESCAC · PLAYER TREND REPORT

2026 SEASON (6 GMS): DEFENSE: 54 TCKL, 4 TFL, 0 SACKS, 0 INT

CAREER (25 GMS): DEFENSE: 145 TCKL, 9 TFL, 1 SACKS, 1 INT

TREND NOTES
  • Lincoln Merrill has averaged 9.3 tackles per game in his 3 career meetings with HAMILTON, against 5.3 versus everyone else -- 75% above his usual output.
  • Lincoln Merrill has made 8+ tackles in 3 straight games (15 and 8 and 10 tackles). It is the first time in his career he has done it in 3 straight. He has never stretched it to 4 straight.
  • Lincoln Merrill needs 5 more tackles to reach 150 in his career — he is averaging 5.8 per game.
  • Lincoln Merrill has 5 games with 10+ tackles in his career (3 this season).
  • Lincoln Merrill had a career-high 15 tackles vs WESLEYAN (CT) on 10/10/26.
WIN SHARES

His share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.

SeasonWin SharesOffenseDefenseTeam winsShare of winsDivision rank
20260.110.000.11111%2,736 of 16,652 (D3)
20250.440.000.4467%501 of 17,729 (D3)
20240.110.000.1143%3,053 of 15,935 (D3)
20230.140.000.1435%2,487 of 18,686 (D3)
2026 GAME LOG

"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.

PROJECT STATS — VS. ANY OPPONENT

Search any team to project LINCOLN MERRILL’s stat line against them (neutral site) — the same share-of-team-projection mechanism as the schedule above.

LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2025
DATEOPPONENTTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
09/27/2025vs. MIDDLEBURY2100--
10/04/2025@ BATES7100--
10/11/2025vs. WESLEYAN (CT)3000--
10/18/2025@ AMHERST11100--
10/25/2025vs. HAMILTON11110--
11/01/2025@ TUFTS4000--
11/08/2025vs. BOWDOIN2000--
TOTALS7 GMS404100
HIGHS & LOWS
STATHIGHGAMELOWGAME
TACKLES1510/10/2026 vs Wesleyan (CT)509/26/2026 vs Williams
SACKS009/19/2026 vs Trinity (CT)009/19/2026 vs Trinity (CT)
CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON
SEASONGPTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
20236261010
20246250000
20257404100
20266544000
TOTALS251459110
CAREER GAME LOG
DATEOPPONENTTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
09/16/2023@ WILLIAMS3100--
09/23/2023vs. TRINITY (CT)4000--
09/30/2023@ BATES3001--
10/07/2023vs. WESLEYAN (CT)4000--
10/14/2023@ AMHERST5000--
10/21/2023vs. HAMILTON7000--
09/14/2024@ TRINITY (CT)6000--
09/21/2024vs. WILLIAMS1000--
09/28/2024@ MIDDLEBURY3000--
10/05/2024vs. BATES5000--
10/12/2024@ WESLEYAN (CT)5000--
10/19/2024vs. AMHERST5000--
09/27/2025vs. MIDDLEBURY2100--
10/04/2025@ BATES7100--
10/11/2025vs. WESLEYAN (CT)3000--
10/18/2025@ AMHERST11100--
10/25/2025vs. HAMILTON11110--
11/01/2025@ TUFTS4000--
11/08/2025vs. BOWDOIN2000--
09/19/2026@ TRINITY (CT)10200--
09/26/2026vs. WILLIAMS5000--
10/03/2026@ MIDDLEBURY6000--
10/10/2026@ WESLEYAN (CT)15100--
10/17/2026vs. AMHERST8000--
10/24/2026@ HAMILTON10100--
TOTALS25 GMS1459110
NESCAC LEADERS — WHERE MERRILL RANKS

Season stats, all league members' players; minimums: 15 att (QBR, Pass Yds/Gm), 5 rec (Rec YPC), 10 car (Rush YPC).