| Miguel Merrick |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Union City, NJ
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| High School:
Emerson HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 203
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| Position:
DB
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| Birthdate:
11/01/1983
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Miguel Merrick's Video Player Profile
Hawk-Item - - Ranks 54th in career tackles at Iowa with 202 career stops . . . ranked seventh in the Big Ten in pass break-ups (.92) . . . one of six seniors selected to 2006 Leadership Council.
2006 Honors - - Permanent Team Captain . . . Coaches Appreciation Award, defense . . . Overall Special Teams Award . . . named honorable mention all-Big Ten by conference media . . . 2006 - - Listed as first team strong safety following spring practice . . . started at strong safety in opening win over Montana as defense allowed just 144 yards total offense . . . recorded one pass break-up vs. Montana . . . started at strong safety in double overtime win at Syracuse . . . recorded six solo tackles vs. Syracuse, along with one tackle for loss and one pass break-up . . . started at strong safety in win over Iowa State . . . recorded three assisted tackles vs. Iowa State, along with two pass break-ups in the fourth quarter . . . started at strong safety in win at Illinois . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assists vs. Illinois, along with one pass break-up . . . had first interception of the season at Illinois and a five-year return to set up Iowa's third touchdown in the second period . . . started at strong safety in loss to top-ranked Ohio State, recording one solo tackle and four assisted tackles . . . started at strong safety in win over Purdue . . . recorded career-best 14 tackles vs. Purdue, including 13 solo stops, one tackle for loss and a pass break-up . . . started at strong safety in loss at Indiana, recording five solo tackles . . . started at strong safety in loss at Michigan . . . led team with nine tackles vs. Michigan, all solo stops . . . started at strong safety in win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 196 yards total offense . . . three solo tackles and four assists vs. Northern Illinois, along with one pass break-up . . . started at strong safety in loss to Northwestern . . . recorded nine tackles vs. Northwestern, including four solo stops and one tackle for loss . . . had one interception in the redzone to stop a potential Northwestern scoring drive . . . started at strong safety in loss to Wisconsin . . . recorded seven tackles vs. Wisconsin, including six solo stops . . . started at strong safety in loss at Minnesota . . . recorded three solo tackles and two assists vs. Minnesota, along with one pass interception . . . started at strong safety vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl . . . led team with eight tackles vs. Longhorns, including seven solo stops . . . also had two pass break-ups.
2005 Honors - - Hawkeye Hustle Award, defense . . . 2005 - - Started at safety in opening win over Ball State, recording one solo tackle and two assists, with one tackle for loss . . . started at safety at Iowa State, recording six solo tackles . . . started at safety in win over Northern Iowa, recording two solo tackles and two assists . . . saw action at Ohio State, recording four solo tackles and one assist, including one tackle for loss . . . started at strong safety in win over Illinois, recording seven solo tackles and six assists . . . saw action in win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . started at strong safety in win over Indiana, recording three solo tackles and two assisted tackles . . . started at strong safety vs. Michigan, recording four solo tackles and one assisted tackle. . . also had first interception of career and a 20-yard return . . . started at strong safety at Northwestern, recording three solo tackles, two assisted tackles and one pass break-up . . . started at strong safety in win at Wisconsin as defense held Badgers to 276 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assisted tackles vs. Badgers, along with one pass break-up . . . started at strong safety in win over Minnesota as defense held top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards . . .recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. Gophers, along with two pass break-ups . . . started at strong safety in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, recording four solo tackles and two assists . . . recovered fumble on Florida punt return that set up Iowa touchdown and fourth quarter rally.
2004 Honors - - Next Man In Award, defense . . . Hustle Team Award, special teams . . . 2004 - - listed as second team strong safety following spring practice . . . saw action in all 12 games, recording 33 tackles, two pass break-ups and two punt blocks . . . started at strong safety in wins over Michigan State and Ohio State . . . saw action in opening win over Kent State, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action in win over Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action at Arizona State, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action at Michigan, recording four solo tackles . . . started at strong safety in win over Michigan State . . . career-high 14 tackles vs. MSU, including 11 solo stops and one tackle for loss . . . started at strong safety in win over Ohio State as defense held OSU to 177 yards total offense . . . recorded three solo tackles and two assists in win over OSU . . . recorded one tackle in win at Penn State while playing primarily on special teams . . . saw action in win at Illinois, recording first blocked punt of his career . . . blocked Illinois punt in the third quarter, which resulted in a safety to give Iowa a 16-7 advantage . . . saw action in win over Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Minnesota, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in win over Wisconsin to clinch share of Big Ten title . . . recorded one solo tackle, one assist and one pass break-up as defense held Badgers to 186 yards total offense . . . saw action in Capital One Bowl win over LSU, playing fulltime in the secondary after injury to Marcus Paschal . . . blocked an LSU punt in the second quarter that was returned for an Iowa touchdown, his second punt block of the season . . . also recorded two assisted tackles and one pass break-up as defense held top rushing team in the SEC to 118 rushing yards.
2003 - - Key member of special teams throughout the season. . . saw action in opening win over Miami, recording two assisted tackles . . . collected seven solo tackles, two assists and a QB pressure in win over Buffalo . . . one solo tackle in win at Iowa State . . . two solo tackles in win over Iowa State . . . saw action at Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . four solo tackles in win over Michigan . . . two solo tackles at Ohio State while playing primarily on special teams . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assist in win over Penn State . . . saw action in win over Illinois, but had no statistics . . . recorded two assisted tackles at Purdue . . . recorded four solo tackles in win over Minnesota . . . saw action in win at Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in Outback Bowl win over Florida, but had no statistics.
2002 - - redshirted.
High school honors - - Earned first-team all-state recognition . . . SuperPrep honorable mention all-American . . . first team all conference as a junior and senior . . . named to the Newark Star Ledger all-county team . . . team football captain as a senior . . . Career - - played wide receiver and defensive back as a prep . . . also used on punt and kickoff returns . . . had 61 receptions for 1,235 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior . . . had five punt return touchdowns and one kickoff return for a touchdown and ran for one score . . . ended senior season with 2,100 all-purpose yards . . . had eight two-point conversions . . . recorded four pass interceptions on defense . . . in two playoff games had touchdown receptions of 76, 77, 91 and 31 yards and a 46-yard punt return for a touchdown . . . 93 career receptions with 15 touchdown receptions and eight career interceptions . . . lettered three times in football . . . also lettered three times in track as a sprinter.
Personal - - Born 11/1/83 . . . pre-communication studies major . . . parents are Loran Alford and K. Todd Merrick . . . named to high school academic honor roll . . . high school coach was Eddie Marinez.
Merrick's Collegiate Stats
| Defense |
Solo |
Ast. |
Total |
T/Loss |
PBU |
Int/Yds. |
QBH |
BLK |
FF |
RF |
| Freshman |
21 |
7 |
24 |
0/0 |
0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sophomore |
24 |
9 |
33 |
1/1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Junior |
38 |
21 |
59 |
2/3 |
4 |
1-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Senior |
59 |
23 |
82 |
3/3 |
9 |
2-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Career |
83 |
37 |
120 |
3/4 |
4 |
1-20 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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