Whitney Mercilus
Whitney Mercilus
Born: July 21, 1990
Akron, OH
Position: DE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 261
College: Illinois
High School: Garfield (Akron, OH)
Career: 2012-2021
Drafted: 2012 in Round 1, #26 overall by the Houston Texans
Whitney Mercilus played from 2012 to 2021 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans. Mercilus recorded 58.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Houston Texans | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2013 | NFL Houston Texans | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2014 | NFL Houston Texans | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 12.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2016 | NFL Houston Texans | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2017 | NFL Houston Texans | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2018 | NFL Houston Texans | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2019 | NFL Houston Texans | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2020 | NFL Houston Texans | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2021 | NFL Houston Texans | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2021 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 58.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | PD | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Houston Texans | 16.5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | NFL Houston Texans | 40 | 33 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | NFL Houston Texans | 40.5 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 41 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | NFL Houston Texans | 44.5 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | NFL Houston Texans | 9.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | NFL Houston Texans | 30.5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | NFL Houston Texans | 40.5 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | NFL Houston Texans | 16.5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | NFL Houston Texans | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2021 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 292.5 | 232 | 121 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL | Houston Texans | 16 | 3 |
| 2013 | NFL | Houston Texans | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 | NFL | Houston Texans | 15 | 13 |
| 2015 | NFL | Houston Texans | 16 | 11 |
| 2016 | NFL | Houston Texans | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 | NFL | Houston Texans | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | NFL | Houston Texans | 16 | 9 |
| 2019 | NFL | Houston Texans | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | NFL | Houston Texans | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | NFL | Houston Texans | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 |
Honors
2016 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
