2007 Football Roster
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Roster
Da'Mon Merkerson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Passaic, NJ
- High School:
- Saint Mary's
Merkerson's Bio (PDF)
At SU: Three letters … Moved to cornerback from wide receiver prior to 2008 Spring practice and returned to wide receiver during 2008 season … Moved back to cornerback after four games in 2009 … Member of the 2007 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … One of nine true freshmen to play in 2007.
Senior Year (2010): Started all 12 games he played ... Tied for seventh among BIG EAST defenders with 0.64 passes defended per game …At Akron, had a pair of pass breakups and a solo tackle ... At Washington, had three tackles, all solo ... Against Maine, was in the starting lineup ... Against Colgate, made his first career interception and had three tackles, including one for a loss of yards ... At South Florida, posted a tackle, an interception and a pass breakup...Against Pittsburgh, had two solo tackles, including one for a loss of three yards ... At Cincinati, had four tackles ... At Rutgers, had a pair of tackles and a pass breakup ... Against Connecticut, recorded three tackles and a pass breakup ... Against Boston College, did not play due to a lower body injury...Against Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl, recorded two tackles including one solo stop.
Junior Year (2009): Played in all 12 games, including seven starts … Against South Florida, recorded two solo tackles … Against West Virginia, had six tackles, including three solo … Against Akron, tallied one tackle … Against Cincinnati, had one tackle… At Pittsburgh, posted four tackles … At Louisville, posted one solo tackle … Against Rutgers, posted two solo tackles … At Connecticut, tallied three tackles.
Sophomore Year (2008): One of 10 players to start all 12 games, at cornerback and wide receiver … At Northwestern, had three tackles in his defensive debut … Against Akron, recorded a career-high eight total tackles, including five solo, playing most of the game for injured starter Nico Scott … Against Penn State, had one tackle … Against Pittsburgh, registered two tackles, including his first career tackle for loss of two yards … Also took snaps while lining up at wide receiver against the Panthers, becoming the first Syracuse player to play both on both sides of the ball since Diamond Ferri did against Boston College in 2004 … At West Virginia, had one reception for eight yards … At South Florida, played in his third game as a receiver … Against Louisville, made three catches for 68 yards, including a fourth down, 38-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Cam Dantley … Against Rutgers, recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown after teammate Dorian Graham blocked the Scarlet Knight kick … At Notre Dame, had two catches for 19 yards.
Freshman Year (2007): Played in 10 games … Against Illinois, had two catches for 22 yards … At Louisville, caught a 42-yard touchdown pass … Against West Virginia, had one tackle … Against Rutgers, had one catch for eight yards … Against Buffalo, caught two passes for six yards and had one tackle … At Pittsburgh, had two tackles … Against South Florida, had two catches for 23 yards.
High School: Earned Northeast Regional Team accolades and graded the 30th-best prospect in New Jersey by SuperPrep … MaxPreps All-Heisman Team in the tri-state area … Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in Parochial A-B … Earned second-team all-state accolades … Named to the All-Bergen Defensive Team and to the All-Non-Public First Team Defense … Earned first-team all-area honors as a wide receiver … As a senior, had 28 solo tackles and six interceptions and 614 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns … Led St. Mary to its first Non-Public Group 1 state championship … Two-time 400-meter state champion … Participated in the New York/New Jersey All-Star Classic … High school coach: Mike Sheridan.
Personal: Da’Mon Teshone Merkerson … Born in April 1989 in Germany … Son of Amod Field and Rosalind Merkerson … Father played briefly in the NFL and later spent multiple years in the AFL after becoming the first student-athlete to win an individual national title at Montclair State University, which he did in the 400-meter hurdles twice (1987 and 1989) … One brother … Dual major in sociology and communication and rhetorical studies.
Merkerson's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Total | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | FR |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.0-2 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2009 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0.5-0 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2010 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2.5-8 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 2 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| Totals | 38 | 21 | 59 | 4.0-10 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 2 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| Year | Recpt. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2007 | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | 42 |
| 2008 | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 38 |
| Totals | 14 | 196 | 14.0 | 2 | 42 |
