BEAR NATION · SOCON · 2026 SEASON
Mercer Bears Football Stats
The 2026 Mercer football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 8 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 30.6 points per game, 422.5 total yards per game and 17.1 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SRS | -30.9 | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
8 GAMES · 30.6 PPG · 17.1 ALLOWED · 422.5 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | – |
| Points / Game | 30.6 | #93 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 17.1 | #33 |
| Total Yards / Game | 422.5 | #63 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 255.5 | #9 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 167 | #233 |
| Yards / Play | 6.5 | #40 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 29.8% | #254 |
| Turnover Margin | 5 | #35 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.191 | #67 |
| Defense PPA | -0.031 | #38 |
| Offense Success Rate | 41.4% | #140 |
| Defense Success Rate | 35.4% | #31 |
| Explosiveness | 1.262 | #111 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen King | 65/110 | 841 | 7.6 | 6 | 6 |
| JP Pickles | 50/69 | 469 | 6.8 | 5 | 2 |
| Adrian Parker | 1/3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Travion Solomon | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 117/183 | 1336 | 7.3 | 13 | 8 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Caldwell | 81 | 567 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Zahmari Palode-Gary | 72 | 509 | 7.1 | 1 |
| JP Pickles | 78 | 459 | 5.9 | 8 |
| Jaylen King | 48 | 160 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Eric Rasheed | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Karlise Price | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 1 |
| Micah Bell | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Javious Bond | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Brayden Smith | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Zachary Lowe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Adrian Parker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Travion Solomon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Cam Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 332 | 2060 | 6.2 | 13 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Smith | 38 | 536 | 14.1 | 3 |
| Travion Solomon | 23 | 256 | 11.1 | 1 |
| Eric Rasheed | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 1 |
| Zahmari Palode-Gary | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 1 |
| Mykel Calixte | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 2 |
| Jackson Kostmayer | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 2 |
| Kaden Hanson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 |
| McCord Purdy | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
| Asa Gregg | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Devon Caldwell | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Sam Albee | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 |
| JP Pickles | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Zachary Lowe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Javious Bond | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 117 | 1336 | 11.4 | 13 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jyarius Carter | 60 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Ronin Dangler | 45 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jeremy Richardson | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Gay | 31 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Polke | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kobe McInnis | 28 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| CJ Favors | 25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Eric Brantley | 22 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Cameron Goggins | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ean Johnson-Kelley | 19 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Kehinde Akintunde | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Cameron Moore | 17 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Ferguson | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Marquis Williams | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Martin | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Mcdowell | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Vion Wellington | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javious Bond | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delano Marcelus | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Evin McDowell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Gunn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Holewski | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Shareef Jackson | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Butts Jr. | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Bradley | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Lane | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jase Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaryn Askew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Batu Subasi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javonte Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykel Calixte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Dudley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Kermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rasheed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Walker Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayvyn Fraziars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNally | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Albee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 531 | 58 | 19 | 11 |