Mercer Bears
Southern
11-3 (7-1 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -18.1
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 11–3
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsPresbyterian | FCS | 63-10 | +53 | W |
| 2 | @Bethune-Cookman | FCS | 31-2 | +29 | W |
| 3 | @Chattanooga | FCS | 10-3 | +7 | W |
| 4 | vsThe Citadel | FCS | 38-21 | +17 | W |
| 5 | @Wofford | FCS | 22-3 | +19 | W |
| 7 | vsPrinceton | FCS | 34-7 | +27 | W |
| 8 | @Samford | FCS | 35-55 | -20 | L |
| 9 | vsWestern Carolina | FCS | 44-34 | +10 | W |
| 10 | vsEast Tennessee State | FCS | 37-31 | +6 | W |
| 11 | @VMI | FCS | 34-0 | +34 | W |
| 12 | @Alabama | +25 | 7-52 | -45 | L |
| 13 | vsFurman | FCS | 49-23 | +26 | W |
| 15 | vsRhode Island | FCS | 17-10 | +7 | W |
| 16 | @North Dakota State | FCS | 7-31 | -24 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2024 · 47
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Whitt Newbauer | SO | 6'6" | 231 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Hess Horne | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | CJ Miller | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Tyrell Coard | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Micah Bell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Billy Martin | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Brayden Smith | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Parker Wroble | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Adjatay Dabbs | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Kendall Harris | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Javarius George | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Cole Shaw | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Apollos Cook | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Sam Albee | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Sawyer Burt | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Ty Everson | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Xavier Jennings | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Arias Nash | SR | 6'0" | 278 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Andrew Zock | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Chris Hill | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Carson Griffin | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Justin Gilbert | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | R.J Evans | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Brayden Manley | JR | 6'2" | 255 | — |
| DL | — | Brayden Dudley | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ken Standley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Mic Wasson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Isaac Dowling | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Marques Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Isaac Prince | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Tripp Slaton | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Christian Hanson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Drew Clare | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | TJ Moore | — | — | — | — |
| CB | — | Dainsus Miller | SR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| DB | 1st | Chris Joines | SR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Victor Pless | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Tommy Bliss | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Myles Redding | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Carmelo O'neal | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Kaleb Hutchinson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Donovan Watkins | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Christian Davis | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Myles Jones | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Juwan Johnson | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | John Mcconnell | — | — | — | ★★ |
| PK | 1st | Reice Griffith | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
30.6
PPG Against
20.1
Differential
+10.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 11-3
- Home
- 7-0
- Away
- 4-3
- Conference
- 7-1
- Non-Conference
- 4-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-0
- Avg Margin
- +10.4
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 7-0 | 40.3 | 19.4 |
| Away | 4-3 | 20.9 | 20.9 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 7.0 | 52.0 |
| Conference | 7-1 | 33.6 | 21.3 |
| Non-conference | 4-2 | 26.5 | 18.7 |
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
3-2 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2024 · 14 w/ line
| Straight up | 11-3 |
| ATS | 8-5-162% |
| Over / Under | 7-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 7-3 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 4-3 |
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
2024
Portal in 7net +5Out 2
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.6 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Apollos Cook | WR | 3★ | ← Duke |
| ▲ | Victor Pless | CB | 3★ | ← Minnesota |
| ▲ | Brayden Dudley | EDGE | 3★ | ← West Virginia |
| ▲ | Kaleb Hutchinson | S | 2★ | ← Coastal Carolina |
| ▼ | Al Wooten II | RB | 3★ | → Duke |
| ▼ | Savio Frazier | DL | — | → Miami (OH) |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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