Tyler Mercer

Photo by: Zach Del Bello / Mean Green Sports

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 290
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Prosper, TX
High School:
Prosper HS

2024: Appeared in eight games with six starts as a true freshman … named a True Freshman All-American (On3) … selected as the DCTF Offensive Freshman of the Year … was the AAC Impact Freshman of the Year (College Football Network) … blocked for a UNT offensive unit which finished third in the country in total offense … helped the Mean Green finish with the No. 6 passing offense in FBS.

Prior to UNT: Prepped at Prosper HS … earned a spot on the THSCA 6A Super Elite team ... earned Third Team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association ... was named the District 5-6A Offensive Line MVP in both his junior and senior seasons … helped lead Prosper to the district title in 2023 … blocked for an offense that averaged nearly 200 rushing yards per game … also helped lead the Eagles to the 6A-DI state semifinal in 2022 … rated as a three-star prospect by On3, ESPN, 247 and Dave Campbell’s … ESPN tabbed him as the No. 193 player in Texas and No. 11 center in the country … rated as the No. 226 player in Texas and No. 124 IOL in the nation according to On3 … 247 places him as the No. 224 prospect in the state and the No. 123 IOL in the country … ranked No. 86 on the Dallas Morning News SportsDay Top-100.