Whitney Mercilus

Whitney Mercilus
	Mercilus with the Texans in 2012
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Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	July 21, 1990 (age 33); Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garfield (Akron, Ohio)
College:	Illinois (2008–2011)
NFL draft:	2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
	Houston Texans (2012–2021); Green Bay Packers (2021);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Pro (2016); Ted Hendricks Award (2011); Bill Willis Trophy (2011); Unanimous All-American (2011); First-team All-Big Ten (2011);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	362
Sacks:	58.0
Forced fumbles:	13
Fumble recoveries:	9
Interceptions:	2
	Player stats at PFR

Whitney Mercilus (born July 21, 1990) is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Houston Texans. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he won the Ted Hendricks Award and the Bill Willis Trophy, and was selected by the Texans in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. Mercilus spent the entirety of his first nine seasons with Houston, earning a second-team All-Pro selection in 2016. After being released by the Texans early into the 2021 season, he last played for the Green Bay Packers.