Tyler Mercer

Get to Know Tyler ... Who is your biggest role model and why? My dad is my biggest role model. He puts his family first, works hard and has sacrificed a lot for me. He has led by example and shown me how to be a good man, husband and father. Who was your favorite football player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after? Jason Kelce. He had a great NFL career and also a cool personality off the field. What is one thing that someone wouldn’t know about you? I am a twin. My twin, Chase, and I are super close. He played D-line in high school, so he helped me a lot getting better and working on my technique as an O-lineman. 2025: Played in three games in his first season at Kansas against Fresno State, Wagner and West Virginia. 2024: Played in eight games as a true freshman, starting six … Was named an On3 Freshman All-American… Named DCTF Offensive Freshman of the Year … Named the AAC Impact Freshman of the Year by College Football Network… Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete Team. High School: Prepped at Prosper HS … earned a spot on the THSCA 6A Super Elite team ... earned Third Team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association ... was named the District 5-6A Offensive Line MVP in both his junior and senior seasons … helped lead Prosper to the district title in 2023 … blocked for an offense that averaged nearly 200 rushing yards per game … also helped lead the Eagles to the 6A-DI state semifinal in 2022 … rated as a three-star prospect by On3, ESPN, 247 and Dave Campbell’s … ESPN tabbed him as the No. 193 player in Texas and No. 11 center in the country … rated as the No. 226 player in Texas and No. 124 IOL in the nation according to On3 … 247 places him as the No. 224 prospect in the state and the No. 123 IOL in the country … ranked No. 86 on the Dallas Morning News SportsDay Top-100.