Outside Linebacker
Whitney Mercilus
Height / Weight
6'4" / 258 lbs
Born
Jul 21, 1990 (31)
College
Illinois
NFL Draft
2012: Rd. 1, No. 26 (HOU)
NFL Career
11th Season
SEASON STATS
2021SOLO
9
AST
8
SACK
4
INT
0
NFL
October 13
Houston, We Have a Problem: Can the Texans Fix Their Massive Mistakes?
After firing Bill O'Brien, the Texans have Deshaun Watson, J.J. Watt and little else.
NFL
May 10
Way-Too-Early 2023 NFL Mock Draft
Now that the 2022 NFL Draft is in the books, it's time to look ahead to next year.
NFL
April 19
2022 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Mock Draft
We mocked a 12-team, four-round rookie-only Superflex mock draft.
Career stats
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | PD | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 |
21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 |
48 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 |
39 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 |
10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 |
51 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 |
52 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2014 |
50 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 |
47 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 |
25 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Recent Games
| Date | Opp | RESULT | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | PD | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/22 |
L
13-10
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/14 |
W
0-17
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/7 |
L
7-13
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/28 |
W
24-21
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/24 |
W
10-24
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/17 |
L
3-31
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/10 |
L
25-22
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/3 |
L
0-40
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9/23 |
L
24-9
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9/19 |
L
21-31
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9/12 |
W
21-37
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8/21 |
W
20-14
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leaders
| Player | Team | YDS |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
404 |
|
|
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383 |
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|
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325 |
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|
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310 |
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|
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308 |
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301 |
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|
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287 |
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|
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271 |
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|
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258 |
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|
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254 |
| Player | Team | YDS |
|---|---|---|
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|
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190 |
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150 | |
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146 |
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146 |
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|
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123 |
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117 |
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110 |
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|
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96 |
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83 |
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81 |
| Player | Team | YDS |
|---|---|---|
|
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126 |
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126 |
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119 |
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117 |
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116 |
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113 | |
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109 |
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108 |
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107 |
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103 |
| Player | Team | TOT |
|---|---|---|
|
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20 |
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16 |
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14 |
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13 |
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13 |
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13 |
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13 |
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12 |
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12 |
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12 |
| Player | Team | Sack |
|---|---|---|
|
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2.0 |
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2.0 |
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2.0 |
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2.0 | |
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2.0 |
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2.0 | |
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2.0 |
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1.5 |
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1.5 |
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1.5 |
| Player | Team | INT |
|---|---|---|
|
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |