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2017 Football Roster

22 Eric Mercer

  • Position LB
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Melrose, Mass.
  • High School Melrose

Biography

ACCOLADES

2017: Northeast-10 Conference Second Team...Saint Anselm Fall Dean's List...Northeast-10 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll...Team Most Valuable Player...Team Captain.

2016: Saint Anselm Fall Dean's List...Northeast-10 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll...Saint Anselm Spring Dean's List...Northeast-10 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2015: Saint Anselm Fall Dean's List...Northeast-10 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014: Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team...Saint Anselm Fall Dean's List...Northeast-10 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll...Saint Anselm Spring Dean's List...Northeast-10 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll

AT SAINT ANSELM

2017: Played in all 10 games for Saint Anselm, recording 77 tackles to lead the Hawks...Had 34 solo tackles and 43 assisted tackles...Had 6.5 tackles for a loss, tying for the team lead...His 7.7 tackles per game ranked fourth in the NE10...Forced a fumble against Pace on Oct. 21...Had 13 takedowns against American Int'l on Sept. 30, a season-best figure...Had 12 tackles against Southern Conn. St. on Nov. 4...Recorded at least two tackles in each of his games as a senior...Posted a quarterback hurry against American Int'l on Sept. 30...Finishes his career ranked second all-time in assisted tackles (151) and fourth all-time in total tackles (270).

2016: Appeared in all 11 games...Ranked ninth in the NE10 in tackles and tackles per game (7.7)...Led the team with 85 tackles, including 36 solo stops and 49 assists...Had a sack for three yards and forced one fumble...Posted four games of 10+ tackles, including 13 tackles against American Int'l (Nov. 12)...Registered 12 tackles against Stonehill (Sept. 24)...Had back-to-back 10-tackle games against Assumption (Oct. 14) and Pace (Oct. 22).

2015: Appeared in all 11 games...Recorded 64 tackles, including 26 solo, to go with 3.0 tackles for a loss with a pair of sacks...Added one pass breakup and blocked a punt leading directly to a touchdown against Bentley (Oct. 10).

2014: Played in all 11 games...Tallied 44 tackles, including 23 solo stops and 4.0 for a loss...Forced a fumble.

BEFORE SAINT ANSELM: Played four years of football, ice hockey and lacrosse at Melrose High School...Football captain...Middlesex League MVP...Two-time League All-Star...Boston Globe & Boston Herald All-Scholastic...Ice hockey captain...Four-year starter...League All-Star...Lacrosse captain...Four-year starter...League All-Star.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Julie...Brother of Zack and Jill...Majoring in business...Aspires to go into business or become a federal agent.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    LB
    6'" 215 lbs
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    2015Sophomore

    LB
    6'" 215 lbs
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    2016Junior

    LB
    5'10" 224 lbs
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    2017Senior

    LB
    5'10" 225 lbs
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