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Whitney Mercilus - Houston Texans
POS: LB
HT: 6-3    WT: 261
DOB: 7/21/1990
AGE: 22
COLLEGE: Illinois
2012 ADP:
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2012 Fantasy Football Outlook
The team's first round pick this season, Mercilus will provide the Texans with a speed pass rusher on the edge, playing as a defensive end or outside linebacker....Click Here to Subscribe For Outlooks on All Players!

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Agreed to a four-year contract with the Texans in June of 2012 with a club option for a fi...Click here for the full Contract Info

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HOU  12/16/2012
Mercilus (knee) is active for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. With Brooks Reed (groin) out of the...Join Now for Full Analysis!

    SNAPS   TACKLES   FUMBLES  
WEEK OPP   OFF DEF ST   SOLO AST TOTAL   RECOV FORCED   PASS DEFED SK INT INTTD
Week 8   BYE WEEK
Week 13 at Ten   0 74 3   2 0 2   0 1   0 2 0 0
Week 14 at NE   0 71 10   2 0 2   0 0   0 1 0 0
Week 15 Ind   0 61 4   1 0 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 16 Min   0 46 4   0 1 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 17 at Ind   0 65 5   0 1 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 17 Cin   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 17 at NE   0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
    SNAPS   TACKLES   FUMBLES  
WEEK OPP   OFF DEF ST   SOLO AST TOTAL   RECOV FORCED   PASS DEFED SK INT INTTD
Week 1 Mia   0 16 15   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 2 at Jac   0 8 20   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 3 at Den   0 12 20   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 4 Ten   0 15 21   1 0 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 5 at NYJ   0 0 5   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 6 GB   0 12 10   1 0 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 7 Bal   0 16 18   1 0 1   1 0   1 1 0 0
Week 8   BYE WEEK
Week 9 Buf   0 9 15   2 1 3   1 0   0 2 0 0
Week 10 at Chi   0 16 19   1 0 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 11 Jac   0 9 27   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 12 at Det   0 70 12   4 0 4   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 13 at Ten   0 74 3   2 0 2   0 1   0 2 0 0
Week 14 at NE   0 71 10   2 0 2   0 0   0 1 0 0
Week 15 Ind   0 61 4   1 0 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 16 Min   0 46 4   0 1 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 17 at Ind   0 65 5   0 1 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 17 Cin   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0   0 0 0 0
Week 17 at NE   0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0   0 0 0 0
Accuscore Projections
Time Frame   INT TD TKL AST TOT TLK FUMB RECOV FUMB FORCED PASS DEFED  
Week 17   0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Rest of Season   0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0  

Recent Season Stats
    SNAPS   TACKLES   FUMBLES  
Year G   OFF DEF ST   SOLO AST TOTAL   RECOV FORCED   PASS DEFED SK INT INTTD
2012 16   0 500 208   15 3 18   1 2   1 6 0 0

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HOU  12/11/2012
Mercilus had three tackles (two solo) and one sack Monday night in Houston's loss to New England. That's three sacks in the last two ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  12/10/2012
Mercilus (hip) is active for Monday's game at New England, acting as a starting outside linebacker in place of Brooks Reed (groin), the Texans' official site reports. Mercilus has posted five sacks over...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  12/3/2012
Mercilus had two tackles (two solo) with two sacks and a fumble recovery in Houston's win over Tennessee in Week 13. The rookie first-round draft pick w...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  11/27/2012
Mercilus will start in place of the injured Brooks Reed (groin) this weekend against Tennessee, the Houston Chronicle reports. Reed's groin injury will force him ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  11/24/2012
Mercilus will fill in at outside linebacker, replacing the injured Brooks Reed, who will miss at least three-to-four weeks with a groin strain, the Houston Chronicle reports. Mercilus, Houston's first-round dra...Join Now for Full Analysis!