Mercer Bears
Southern
7-4 (5-3 conf)
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -13.2
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 38
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 7–4
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMorehead State | FCS | 63-13 | +50 | W |
| 1 | @Auburn | +5.1 | 16-42 | -26 | L |
| 3 | vsThe Citadel | FCS | 17-0 | +17 | W |
| 4 | @Gardner-Webb | FCS | 45-14 | +31 | W |
| 5 | @Wofford | FCS | 42-7 | +35 | W |
| 6 | vsWestern Carolina | FCS | 49-6 | +43 | W |
| 7 | vsEast Tennessee State | FCS | 55-33 | +22 | W |
| 8 | @Chattanooga | FCS | 21-41 | -20 | L |
| 9 | @VMI | FCS | 55-14 | +41 | W |
| 11 | vsFurman | FCS | 13-23 | -10 | L |
| 12 | @Samford | FCS | 44-50 | -6 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2022 · 46
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Fred Payton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Daniel Shock | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Carter Peevy | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Brandon Marshall | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Al Wooten II | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Austin Douglas | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Fred Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Justin Coleman | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | CJ Miller | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 7th | Tayshaun Shipp | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Devron Harper | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Ty James | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Trey Adkins | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Parker Wroble | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Travion Solomon | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Nate Boehm | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Drake Starks | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Andrew May | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Sawyer Burt | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Tyzen Wilkerson | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Solomon Zubairu | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Emil Hovde | — | — | — | — |
| DE | — | Isaiah Washburn | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Savio Frazier | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Chris Hill | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ken Standley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Isaac Dowling | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Zach Hopkins | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 4th | Marques Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Mic Wasson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Danijah Gammage | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Christian Hanson | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | TJ Moore | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Michael Campbell | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Cameron Sims | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | — | Chris Joines | SR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| S | 1st | Myles Redding | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Lance Wise | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 3rd | Shi'heem Watkins | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Khay Loyd | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Richie Coffey | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | John Stegenga | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Juwan Johnson | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Reid Brass | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Devin Folser | — | — | — | — |
| P | 2nd | Trey Turk | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
38.2
PPG Against
22.1
Differential
+16.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 7-4
- Home
- 4-1
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-1
- Avg Margin
- +16.1
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-1 | 39.4 | 15.0 |
| Away | 3-3 | 37.2 | 28.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 5-3 | 37.0 | 21.8 |
| Non-conference | 2-1 | 41.3 | 23.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 1 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 8-0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 11-3 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8-3 | 6-2 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 7-4 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-3 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-6 | 2-5 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-5 | 1-5 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-3 ATS · O4/U1
Betting Profile
2022 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-4 |
| ATS | 7-464% |
| Over / Under | 8-3 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-3 |
| As underdog | 1-0 |
| Home | 3-2 |
| Away | 4-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #161 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★14 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #167 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #179 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | #139 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | #138 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | #138 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | #187 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #176 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | #160 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #198
Talent composite38.1 #198 / 233
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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