Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Davis Merritt
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Davis Merritt
Assistant Coach – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers · Western Kentucky
Headline rating: as position coach · linebackers. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · linebackers
Rating59Peak63
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 71 | +5.4 | 0.859 | 0.23 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 72 | -6.8 | 0.836 | -0.76 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers | 72 | +0.8 | — | -0.12 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.