[BellCoBobcat]

is he an all around great kicker or just accurate? Whats his field goal %, long, and what would you say that his touchback % is?

Merrick has had 68 kickoffs so far this season. 64 of them were touchbacks....94%. Merrick is 5-7 on FG's with his only misses at 58 and 67. He has a 46.0 punt average with ZERO return yards in two straight regular seasons. He is 5-6 on last second field goals before halftime or end of game in his career. Only miss was a block. If he has good snap and hold he rarely ever misses even up to the 56 yd. FG he made against Rockcastle as the half ended last year...in a tight 7-0 battle....leading the Rock coaches to say later that it changed the momentum of the game....Bell went screaming into the lockerroom and Rockcastle was deflated with no kicking game...down literally by equivalent two touchdowns! Merrick is a the rare kicker who has the long range...but is deadly from anywhere on field. At Louisvile this summer he hit 10-10 for Coach Nelson in a workout....and even of his makes only one was not charted at dead-center! He was 15-18 at West Virginia indoors with current KC Chiefs kicker Nick Novack (Maryland) as his holder.