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Whitney Mercilus
OLB
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Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 28
Weight: 258 lbs
College: Illinois
2018 SEASON
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Whitney Mercilus on offseason plans and more
Whitney Mercilus spoke with the media on Sunday

Whitney Mercilus on facing the Jaguars and more
Whitney Mercilus spoke with the media on Wednesday

Whitney Mercilus Super Bowl Surprise
Whitney Mercilus made his Walter Peyton Man of the Year Super Bowl ticket donation to Elise Hough, CEO of Easter Seals.

Reaction: Whitney Mercilus
Whitney Mercilus spoke with the media following Saturday's game.

Kid Reporter: Whitney Mercilus
Did you know Whitney Mercilus has eaten larvae bugs? Find out that and more on this episode of 'Kid Reporters'.

Reaction: Whitney Mercilus
Whitney Mercilus spoke with the media following Monday's win.

Whitney Mercilus on taking it one game at a time
Whitney Mercilus spoke to the media on Wednesday

Benardrick McKinney gives the defense a special gift
Benardrick McKinney gifts the defense for a good first half.

Deep Slant: Whitney Mercilus
Deepi Sidhu caught up with linebacker Whitney Mercilus in the RTIC Studio for this week's Deep Slant.

Mercilus and Clowney highlights
Whitney Mercilus and Jadeveon Clowney helped lead a strong Houston Texans defensive performance despite the Texans loss to the New England Patriots.

Whitney Mercilus highlights
Watch highlights from Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus from Wild Card Weekend versus the Oakland Raiders

HIGHLIGHTS: Whitney Mercilus picks up 2nd sack
Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus takes down Oakland Raiders quarterback Connor Cook for loss of 10 yards.

HIGHLIGHTS: Whitney Mercilus recovers fumble
Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers loses the snap and Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus recovers it.

CAN'T MISS: Amazing Whitney Mercilus INT
Jacksonville Jaguars QB Bloke Bortles throw away attempt picked off by Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus

HIGHLIGHTS: Whitney Mercilus' sack
Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus sacks Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck on 4th down.

Mercilus: "It's a conditioned mentality"
LB Whitney Mercilus spoke with the media following practice on Wednesday.

Whitney Mercilus' "SMASHING" surprise
Happy Birthday Whitney Mercilus!

What don't you know about Bill O'Brien?
Drew Dougherty asked a couple of the Houston Texans players "What's something people don't know about Head coach Bill O'Brien?" Take a look to see what they had to say.

Texans 360: Mercilus takes on Mexico City
Texans LB Whitney Mercilus took a trip to Mexico City, check out this video recapping all the events that took place.

Week 8: Whitney Mercilus highlights
Whitney Mercilus registered 3.5 sacks in Week 8, helping the Houston Texans take tally 7.0 sacks against the Tennessee Titans. Mercilus now has 5.5 sacks in the last three games.

HIGHLIGHTS: Another Mercilus sack
Texans Whitney Mercilus sacks Zach Mettenberger for a loss of 7.

HIGHLIGHTS: Whitney Mercilus sack
Texans Whitney Mercilus sacks Zach Mettenberger for a loss of 6.

Mayock's Slant: Whitney Mercilus
Mike Mayock breaks down the play of Houston Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus so far this season.

Extended Cut: OLB Whitney Mercilus
Outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus spoke about the challenges he and the Texans will face this Sunday in Cleveland.

Texans Late Night- The Best Of- 2/4
Marc and Deepi look back at some of our favorite moments from the season so far, including interviews with Ben Jones and Whitney Mercilus.

Whitney Mercilus named Texans nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

Texans defense forces fumbles, QB change in Jacksonville

Jadeveon Clowney out for OTAs

Breakfast: Mercilus feels better than ever

The Leftovers: Safeties, Sleepers & Rehabbers

Texans OTAs: Week 1 notes and quotes

The Leftovers: Biggest change for 2018 defense

Peter Kalambayi used to watch Clowney highlights

OLB Duke Ejiofor returns home to Houston

Breakfast: Hopkins hits ‘First Shot’ for charity

Texans con productivo cierre de draft 2018

Breakfast: 5 thoughts on Round 1 of the NFL Draft

Draft Day Memories: Whitney Mercilus

Players explain why Romeo Crennel is great DC

Breakfast: Texans meet the media upon return

Whitney Mercilus cleared to return

Pre Temporada 2018: Partidos de intres

8 reasons to get excited about 2018 preseason

The Leftovers: ?'s about Q, Cunningham, roster

Breakfast: Watson shoots 'First Shot' for charity

Seen and Herd: Spring is in the air!

Written Dear Drew: Post-Honey Badger edition

An under-the-radar factor in getting Tyrann Mathieu

Vandermeer's View: Trenches and Takeaways

Aaron Colvin takes "a deep breath", talks Texans D
Recent Games
WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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17 | Jaguars | W 20 - 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
16 | @Eagles | L 30 - 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
15 | @Jets | W 29 - 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
14 | Colts | L 21 - 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
13 | Browns | W 29 - 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
12 | Titans | W 34 - 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
11 | @Redskins | W 23 - 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
9 | @Broncos | W 19 - 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
8 | Dolphins | W 42 - 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
7 | @Jaguars | W 20 - 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
6 | Bills | W 20 - 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
5 | Cowboys | W 19 - 16 | |||||||||||||
4 | @Colts | W 37 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
3 | Giants | L 22 - 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
2 | @Titans | L 17 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
1 | @Patriots | L 20 - 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Houston Texans | 16 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2013 | Houston Texans | 16 | 16 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Houston Texans | 15 | 13 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | Houston Texans | 16 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | Houston Texans | 15 | 15 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | Houston Texans | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
2018 | Houston Texans | 16 | 9 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
TOTAL | 99 | 72 | 256 | 163 | 93 | 42.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | NaN | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |