#59 Outside Linebacker

Whitney Mercilus

Height / Weight

6'4" / 258 lbs

Born

Jul 21, 1990 (30)

College

Illinois

NFL Draft

2012: Rd. 1, No. 26 (HOU)

NFL Career

10th Season

SEASON STATS

2020

SOLO

12

AST

9

SACK

4

INT

0

PLAYER INFO

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Career stats

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	PD	KB
2020	HOU	21	12	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	N/A	0	1	0
2019	HOU	48	33	15	7	4	1	10	2	88	44.0	0	2	0
2018	HOU	39	22	17	4	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
2017	HOU	10	9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
2016	HOU	51	35	16	7	1	4	5	0	0	N/A	0	1	0
2015	HOU	52	32	18	12	1	1	5	0	0	N/A	0	2	0
2014	HOU	50	31	19	5	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
2013	HOU	47	33	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
2012	HOU	25	15	3	6	2	1	0	0	0	N/A	0	1	0

Recent Games

Date	Opp	RESULT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	PD	KB
12/20	@ IND	L 20-27	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
12/13	@ CHI	L 7-36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
12/6	vs IND	L 26-20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
11/26	@ DET	W 41-25	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	1	0
11/22	vs NE	W 20-27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
11/15	@ CLE	L 7-10	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
10/25	vs GB	L 35-20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
10/18	@ TEN	L 36-42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
10/11	vs JAX	W 14-30	1	1	0	1	0	1	-4	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
10/4	vs MIN	L 31-23	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
9/27	@ PIT	L 21-28	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
9/20	vs BAL	L 33-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0
9/10	@ KC	L 20-34	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	0

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Full Roster

Leaders

Player	Team	YDS
QB D. Watson		4823
QB P. Mahomes		4740
QB T. Brady		4633
QB M. Ryan		4581
QB J. Allen		4544
QB J. Herbert		4336
QB A. Rodgers		4299
QB K. Cousins		4265
QB R. Wilson		4212
QB P. Rivers		4169

Player	Team	YDS
RB D. Henry		2027
RB D. Cook		1557
RB J. Taylor		1169
RB A. Jones		1104
RB D. Montgomery		1070
RB J. Robinson		1070
RB N. Chubb		1067
RB J. Jacobs		1065
QB L. Jackson		1005
RB M. Gordon III		986

Player	Team	YDS
WR S. Diggs		1535
TE T. Kelce		1416
WR D. Hopkins		1407
WR J. Jefferson		1400
WR D. Adams		1374
WR C. Ridley		1374
WR D. Metcalf		1303
WR T. Hill		1276
WR A. Robinson II		1250
TE D. Waller		1196

Player	Team	TOT
OLB Z. Cunningham		164
ILB J. Smith		155
ILB B. Martinez		151
ILB J. Schobert		141
ILB D. White		140
ILB R. Smith		139
ILB B. Wagner		138
ILB N. Hewitt		134
OLB D. Leonard		132
ILB F. Warner		125

Player	Team	Sack
OLB T. Watt		15.0
DT A. Donald		13.5
DE T. Hendrickson		13.5
OLB Z. Smith		12.5
OLB H. Reddick		12.5
DE M. Garrett		12.0
DE L. Williams		11.5
DE S. Tuitt		11.0
OLB L. Floyd		10.5
DE R. Okwara		10.0

Player	Team	INT
CB X. Howard		10
CB J. Jackson		9
SS T. Mathieu		6
FS Q. Diggs		5
FS J. Simmons		5
SS H. Smith		5
CB K. Moore II		4
CB K. Fuller		4
SS D. Savage		4
CB D. Williams		4

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