Merhauti Xepera
Fresno State Bulldogs · #9 · Defensive Lineman · Senior
2025 season
TOT
27
tied 1161st of 4696
SACK
1
tied 664th of 4696
PD
3
tied 402nd of 4696
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FRES | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | FRES | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | FRES | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | FRES | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 43 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FRES | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | FRES | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | FRES | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | FRES | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 43 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Fresno State Bulldogs |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Lineman |
| Class | Senior |
| Height / weight | 6' 3" / 278 lbs |
| Birthplace | Maricopa, AZ |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Fresno State Bulldogs 2023–2026 · 4 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | vs GASO | W 42-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/6 | @ ORST | W 36-27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs SOU | W 56-7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/20 | @ HAW | W 23-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/4 | vs NEV | W 20-17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/10 | @ CSU | L 49-21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/25 | vs SDSU | L 23-0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | @ BOIS | W 30-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/15 | vs WYO | W 24-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | vs USU | L 28-17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/29 | @ SJSU | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/27 | vs M-OH | W 18-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 total | 27 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.