WHITNEY MERCILUSMercilus, WhitneyHeight: 6-4 Weight: 258 Born: July 21, 1990 Akron, OH High School: Garfield (Akron, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Illinois | Redshirted |
| 2009 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 2010 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 2011 | Illinois | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (26th overall) 2012 Houston Texans |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | WLB-SLB | 16 | 4 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | WLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | JLB | 15 | 13 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | SLB | 16 | 10 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | SLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | SLB | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | SLB | 16 | 9 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | LOLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | WLB | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL) | 59 | LDE-RDE | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 Green Bay Packers (NFL) | 50 | LOLB | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 Year (NFL) | 10 | 2 | ||
| 9 Years (NFL) | 138 | 102 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL) | 708 | 0 | 0.0 | 500 | 47.0 | 208 | 41.7 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL) | 1020 | 0 | 0.0 | 932 | 91.4 | 88 | 18.0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL) | 942 | 0 | 0.0 | 804 | 71.2 | 138 | 29.8 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL) | 891 | 0 | 0.0 | 741 | 70.9 | 150 | 31.6 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL) | 967 | 0 | 0.0 | 869 | 86.0 | 98 | 21.9 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL) | 219 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 19.8 | 15 | 3.0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL) | 849 | 0 | 0.0 | 785 | 73.4 | 64 | 13.7 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 969 | 0 | 0.0 | 968 | 88.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL) | 614 | 0 | 0.0 | 614 | 55.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL) | 205 | 0 | 0.0 | 205 | 17.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Green Bay Packers (NFL) | 109 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 9.9 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Year (NFL) | 314 | 0 | 312 | 2 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 7493 | 0 | 6729 | 764 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 86 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 86 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL) | 6.0 | 17.0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL) | 7.0 | 36.0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL) | 5.0 | 30.0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL) | 12.0 | 60.0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL) | 7.5 | 56.5 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL) | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL) | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 7.5 | 44.5 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL) | 4.0 | 19.0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL) | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 2021 Green Bay Packers (NFL) | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2021 Year (NFL) | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 58.0 | 329.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL) | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL) | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL) | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL) | 52 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL) | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL) | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Houston Texans (NFL) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Green Bay Packers (NFL) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Year (NFL) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 362 | 353 | 9 | 0 | 116 | 73 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 20 | 2 | 18 | 145 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
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