Whitney Mercilus ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Mercilus in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mercilus a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Whitney Mercilus
Top 8% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
Height6'4"
Weight258 lb
BornJul 21, 1990
Age36
CollegeIllinoisSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2012
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2012 | 22 | HOU | 12 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 932 | 91.7% | 88 | 18.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | HOU | 14 | — | 47 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 803 | 76.1% | 138 | 31.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | HOU | 16 | — | 48 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 740 | 70.5% | 149 | 30.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | HOU | 15 | — | 50 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 7.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 869 | 90.6% | 98 | 23.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | HOU | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 203 | 67.6% | 15 | 10.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | HOU | 15 | — | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 785 | 73.5% | 64 | 13.6% | 22 | 18 | 0.8 | 97.3 | 3.5 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 89 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 29 | HOU | 14 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7.5 | 32.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 951 | 87.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 56.0 | 4.7 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 30 | HOU | 11 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 614 | 68.7% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 94.9 | 1.4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 31 | TOT | 9 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 312 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 31 | GB | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 107 | 41.5% | 2 | 2.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 31 | HOU | 6 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 205 | 51.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 134 | — | 330 | 209 | 121 | 73 | 117 | 58.0 | 248.0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 6,209 | 76.9% | 555 | 15.5% | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | 70 | 31 | 17 | 216 | 20 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
189 career value over replacement — #426 all-time of 4,649. 21/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2012 · +21.2 vs expected KV-H
76actual
54.8 expected · Δ+21.2
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