Kirk Merritt

Overall rank

WR216

2022

New Orleans Saints

ADP

FFPC

350.0

Height

6' 0"
Weight

208 lbs
Arm Length

32 1/4"

Draft Pick

Undrafted 2020
College

Arkansas State
Age

26.4

Overall rank

WR216

2022

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Workout Metrics

4.38 94th

Pro Day 4.33

111.5 94th

144.9 100th

11.17 59th

10.47 99th

40-Yard Dash

Speed Score

Burst Score

Agility Score

Catch Radius

High School Workouts

4.46 80th

99.8 86th

45.8 100th

4.03 89th

82.0 56th

40-Time

Speed Score

Vertical Jump

20 Yard Shuttle

Scouting Grade

Kirk Merritt Season Stats

Year Year	Games Played Games	Targets Tgts	Receptions Rec	Receiving Yards Rec Yds	Yards Per Reception YPR	Air Yards Air Yds	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game
2022	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0
2021	2	3	1	13	13.0	55	1.2
2020	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0

College Dominator

28.3% (49th)
College YPR

11.5 (11th)
College Target Share

24.5% (72nd)
Breakout Age

21.7 (23rd)

Kirk Merritt Advanced Stats & Metrics

Targets	Target Share	Target Rate	Snap Share	Slot Snaps	Routes Run	Route Participation Route %
0 (0.0 p/g)	0.0% (0.0% rz)	0.0%	5.2%	1 (10.0% rate)	0 (0.0 p/g)	0.0%
-	-	-	#221	#221	-	-

Air Yards	Air Yards Share	Average Target Distance (ADOT) Target Depth (ADOT)	Deep Targets	Red Zone Targets Red Zone Tgts	Target Quality Rating	Catchable Target Rate
0 (0.0 p/g)	0.0%	0.0	0 (0.0 p/g)	0 (0 rec)	-	0.0% (0 tgts)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Receptions Recs	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Yards After Catch YAC	Unrealized Air Yards	Total TDs	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game	Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Pts/Game
0 (0.0 p/g)	0 (0.0 p/g)	0 (0.0 p/tgt)	0 (0.0 p/tgt)	0	0.0	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Target Accuracy	Yards Per Route Run	Formation Adjusted Yards Per Route Run Formation Adjusted YPRR	Yards Per Target YPT	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Team Pass Attempt Yards/Team Pass Attempt	True Catch Rate
-	0.00	1.66	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.0% (0.0% actual)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Target Separation	Average Cushion	Target Premium	Dominator Rating	Juke Rate	Drops	Contested Catch Rate Contested Catch %
0.00	0.00	-100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0 (0.0% rate)	0.0% (0 tgts)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Production Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	QB Rating Per Target QB Rating Per Target	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added	Fantasy Points Per Route Run Fantasy Points Per Route	Fantasy Points Per Target Fantasy Points Per Target	Total Fantasy Points Total Fantasy Pts
0.0	0.0	14.6	0.0 (0.0 p/g)	0.00	0.00	0.00
-	#164	-	-	-	-	#216

Total Route Wins	Route Win Rate	Routes vs Man	Win Rate vs Man	Target Rate vs Man	Target Separation vs Man Tgt Separation vs Man	Fantasy Points Per Target vs Man Fantasy Pts/Tgt vs Man
-	0.0%	-	0.0% (0.0% zone)	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Targets	Target Share	Target Rate	Snap Share	Slot Snaps	Routes Run	Route Participation Route %
3 (1.5 p/g)	3.9% (0.0% rz)	60.0%	4.7%	1 (16.7% rate)	5 (2.5 p/g)	6.1%
#207	-	-	#232	#233	#232	-

Air Yards	Air Yards Share	Average Target Distance (ADOT) Target Depth (ADOT)	Deep Targets	Red Zone Targets Red Zone Tgts	Target Quality Rating	Catchable Target Rate
55 (27.5 p/g)	16.5%	18.3	1 (0.5 p/g)	0 (0 rec)	6.39	66.7% (2 tgts)
-	-	-	#166	-	-	-

Receptions Recs	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Yards After Catch YAC	Unrealized Air Yards	Total TDs	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game	Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Pts/Game
1 (0.5 p/g)	13 (6.5 p/g)	5 (1.7 p/tgt)	47 (15.7 p/tgt)	0 (0.0% rate)	1.2	2.5 (-1.37 diff)
#212	#213	#203	#168	-	-	-

Target Accuracy	Yards Per Route Run	Formation Adjusted Yards Per Route Run Formation Adjusted YPRR	Yards Per Target YPT	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Team Pass Attempt Yards/Team Pass Attempt	True Catch Rate
8.3	2.60	2.39	4.3	13.0	0.10	50.0% (33.3% actual)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Target Separation	Average Cushion	Target Premium	Dominator Rating	Juke Rate	Drops	Contested Catch Rate Contested Catch %
2.33	3.80	-51.1%	1.4%	0.0%	2 (66.7% rate)	0.0% (0 tgts)
-	-	-	-	-	#82	-

Production Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	QB Rating Per Target QB Rating Per Target	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added	Fantasy Points Per Route Run Fantasy Points Per Route	Fantasy Points Per Target Fantasy Points Per Target	Total Fantasy Points Total Fantasy Pts
-53.3	-0.8	47.9	0.0 (0.0 p/g)	0.46	0.77	2.30
-	#251	-	-	-	-	#216

Total Route Wins	Route Win Rate	Routes vs Man	Win Rate vs Man	Target Rate vs Man	Target Separation vs Man Tgt Separation vs Man	Fantasy Points Per Target vs Man Fantasy Pts/Tgt vs Man
5	100.0%	2 (3 zone)	50.0% (100.0% zone)	- (100.0% zone)	- (2.33 zone)	- (0.77 zone)
#212	-	#232	-	-	-	-

Targets	Target Share	Target Rate	Snap Share	Slot Snaps	Routes Run	Route Participation Route %
0 (0.0 p/g)	0.0% (0.0% rz)	0.0%	1.8%	0 (0.0% rate)	0 (0.0 p/g)	0.0%
#224	-	-	#240	#232	#239	-

Air Yards	Air Yards Share	Average Target Distance (ADOT) Target Depth (ADOT)	Deep Targets	Red Zone Targets Red Zone Tgts	Target Quality Rating	Catchable Target Rate
0 (0.0 p/g)	0.0%	0.0	0 (0.0 p/g)	0 (0 rec)	-	0.0% (0 tgts)
-	-	-	#188	#181	-	-

Receptions Recs	Receiving Yards Rec Yards	Yards After Catch YAC	Unrealized Air Yards	Total TDs	Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game	Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Pts/Game
0 (0.0 p/g)	0 (0.0 p/g)	0 (0.0 p/tgt)	0 (0.0 p/tgt)	0	0.0	-
#217	#217	#210	#209	#143	-	-

Target Accuracy	Yards Per Route Run	Formation Adjusted Yards Per Route Run Formation Adjusted YPRR	Yards Per Target YPT	Yards Per Reception YPR	Yards Per Team Pass Attempt Yards/Team Pass Attempt	True Catch Rate
0.0	0.00	-	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.0% (0.0% actual)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Target Separation	Average Cushion	Target Premium	Dominator Rating	Juke Rate	Drops	Contested Catch Rate Contested Catch %
0.00	0.00	-100.0%	-	-	0 (0.0% rate)	0.0% (0 tgts)
-	-	#216	-	-	#155	-

Production Premium	Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA	QB Rating Per Target QB Rating Per Target	Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added	Fantasy Points Per Route Run Fantasy Points Per Route	Fantasy Points Per Target Fantasy Points Per Target	Total Fantasy Points Total Fantasy Pts
0.0	0.0	14.6	0.0 (0.0 p/g)	0.00	0.00	0.00
#93	#179	-	#153	-	-	#217

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Primary Corner Primary Corner	Snap Share Snap Share	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
13	TB	-	0.0%	0.0 (#114)
15	ATL	-	0.0%	0.0 (#108)
16	CLE	-	0.0%	0.0 (#107)
17	PHI	-	18.9%	0.0 (#109)

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Primary Corner Primary Corner	Snap Share Snap Share	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Receiving Yards Receiving Yards	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
9	HOU	Terrance Mitchell	8.5%	5	3	1	13 (55 air)	2.3 (#83)
17	TEN	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.0 (#113)

Week Wk	Opponent Opp	Primary Corner Primary Corner	Snap Share Snap Share	Routes Routes	Targets Targets	Receptions Receptions	Receiving Yards Receiving Yards	Fantasy Points Fantasy Points
9	ARI	De'vante Bausby	1.8%	0	0	0	0	0.0 (#110)

Value Over Stream

(VOS)

-5.9

(#564)

Value Over Stream: Valuation scheme calculates a player’s fantasy pts/game over the average waiver wire replacement in standard fantasy league formats during either the current season (or previous year during the offseason) and adjusts for positional bust rates. VOS rank in parenthesis spans all positions, enabling player comparisons across QB's, RB's, WR's, and TE's.

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Kirk Merritt Injury History

No reported injuries

Kirk Merritt College Stats

Year Year	Games Games	Receptions Recs	Receiving Yards Rec Yds	Target Share Tgt Share	Catch Rate Catch Rate	Receiving Touchdowns Rec TDs	Special Teams Yards Special Teams	Age Age	School School
2015	9 (WR)	5 (7 tgts)	61 (12.2 ypr)	1.9%	71.4%	0	28	19	Oregon
2018	13 (WR)	83 (100 tgts)	1,005 (12.1 ypr)	21.2%	83.0%	7	239	22	Arkansas State
2019	12 (WR)	70 (106 tgts)	806 (11.5 ypr)	22.6%	66.0%	12	415 (1 tds)	23	Arkansas State

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