Alex Merritt Brings Veteran Size and Interior Disruption to Texas State
Merritt is a **6-foot-3, 300-pound** redshirt senior defensive tackle who arrived at Texas State after a productive run at Eastern Michigan, where he played **33 career games with 22 starts** and, in the **2023 season**, logged **27 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 3 quarterback hurries**. He fits as a steady, experienced interior piece who can occupy blockers and create occasional backfield disruption rather than chase splashy sack totals. For a team, that means dependable snap-to-snap toughness, positional maturity, and enough proven production to project as a plug-and-play run-stopper with some pass-rush upside.[4][5][7]
