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#40 · LB · CFB

Dawson Merritt

Nebraska Cornhuskers

6′3″230 lbSophomoreNebraska

This season · per game
GP
5
TKL
2.2
SOLO
1.2
SACK
0.4
TFL
0.6
PD
0.2
Next game · Away@ IllinoisFri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM ET

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Recent form

2026 has 5 games, so 2025 is beside it
Per-game averages over the last games and by season; the arrow marks a last 5 at least 10% off the season
Per gameL5L920265 g20254 g
TKL2.22.12.22
SOLO1.21.11.21
SACK0.40.220.40
TFL0.60.440.60.25

2.1 tackles a game over his last 9 games. No line is posted on it now.

  1. 2025-09-06, vs AKR: 1
  2. 2025-09-13, vs ?: 4
  3. 2025-10-04, vs MSU: 2
  4. 2025-10-25, vs NU: 1
  5. 2026-09-05, vs OHIO: 4
  6. 2026-09-12, vs BGSU: 1
  7. 2026-09-19, vs ?: 1
  8. 2026-09-26, at MSU: 2
  9. 2026-10-03, vs MD: 3

Game log

Defense
Newest first, 2026 and 2025
Dawson Merritt game log. Columns with a posted line mark each game cleared or missed against it.
Game · resultTKLSOLOSACKTFLPD
2026 season
Oct 3W 48–23vsMD31000
Sep 26W 31–13@MSU22110
Sep 19W 34–7vs?11110
Sep 12W 56–7vsBGSU10001
Sep 5W 49–21vsOHIO42010
2025 season
Oct 25W 28–21vsNU11000
Oct 4W 38–27vsMSU2000.50
Sep 13W 59–7vs?4200.50
Sep 6W 68–0vsAKR11000

Against each team

Per game, last three seasons
Dawson Merritt against each team
OpponentGPTKLSOLOSACKTFLPD
MSU2210.50.750
?111110
?14200.50
AKR111000
BGSU110001
MD131000
NU111000
OHIO142010

Splits

Per game, 2026
Dawson Merritt splits
SplitGPTKLSOLOSACKTFLPD
Home42.310.250.50.25
Awaynext game122110
In wins52.21.20.40.60.2
Last 10 games92.11.10.220.440.11

Seasons

Per game
Dawson Merritt per season
SeasonGPTKLSOLOSACKTFLPD
202652.21.20.40.60.2
202542100.250