Jay Merritt Star

Steelers · QB · #12
Player OVR
83
Scheme OVR
83
Team Scheme OVR
83

Personal

Height
6'0"
Weight
234 lbs
Age
24
Years Pro
1
College
North Dakota State
Draft
Round 1, Pick 22

Contract

Cap Hit
$4,290,000
Salary
$8,200,000
Bonus
$9,560,000
Length
4 yrs
Years Left
3
Release Penalty
$7,170,000

Passing

SeasonTeamGamesAttCompYdsTDIntSacksLong
2027 Steelers 7 191 134 1,648 13 4 24 74
2026 Steelers 17 475 313 3,432 21 15 69 93
Career 24 666 447 5,080 34 19 93 93

Rushing

SeasonTeamGamesAttYdsTDFumBrknLong
2027 Steelers 6 12 35 0 6 1 6
2026 Steelers 13 28 88 1 9 4 16
Career 19 40 123 1 15 5 16

Passing

SeasonWkOpponentAttCompYdsTDIntSacksLong
2027 8 Chargers 28 14 181 1 2 3 28
2027 6 Jets 29 17 186 1 1 3 22
2027 5 @ Black Knights 17 11 116 0 0 8 31
2027 4 49ers 39 29 326 4 0 2 38
2027 3 Seahawks 18 15 231 2 0 2 47
2027 2 @ Bengals 33 27 287 2 0 4 26
2027 1 @ Colts 27 21 321 3 1 2 74
2026 18 @ Buccaneers 34 20 198 2 2 2 31
2026 17 @ Browns 30 15 168 1 0 2 30
2026 16 Black Knights 23 14 127 0 1 3 30
2026 15 @ Texans 15 13 110 0 0 10 30
2026 13 Titans 27 17 186 0 1 6 25
2026 12 @ Black Knights 12 9 118 1 1 10 47
2026 11 Jaguars 19 13 156 1 0 4 28
2026 10 @ Falcons 27 22 273 1 0 3 93
2026 9 Panthers 34 27 287 1 1 2 28
2026 8 Saints 34 18 159 3 1 6 16
2026 7 @ Bengals 35 28 256 2 1 4 22
2026 6 Cowboys 30 22 265 3 0 3 46
2026 5 Chargers 27 13 169 1 0 1 26
2026 4 Bengals 35 22 310 3 2 3 58
2026 3 @ Colts 39 27 274 0 2 2 21
2026 2 Browns 32 19 208 0 2 3 23
2026 1 @ Bills 22 14 168 2 1 5 67

Rushing

SeasonWkOpponentAttYdsTDFum20+BrknYACLong
2027 8 Chargers 3 12 0 0 0 1 0 6
2027 5 @ Black Knights 2 6 0 6 0 0 0 6
2027 4 49ers 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
2027 3 Seahawks 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
2027 2 @ Bengals 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
2027 1 @ Colts 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
2026 18 @ Buccaneers 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 6
2026 17 @ Browns 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026 16 Black Knights 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2026 15 @ Texans 1 16 0 2 0 1 0 16
2026 12 @ Black Knights 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
2026 11 Jaguars 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
2026 10 @ Falcons 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 4
2026 9 Panthers 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 5
2026 8 Saints 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026 7 @ Bengals 4 15 1 0 0 0 0 4
2026 6 Cowboys 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 2
2026 5 Chargers 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 4
2026 4 Bengals 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 6

Core & Physical

Acceleration 85
Agility 77
Awareness 82
Change of Direction 82
Confidence 77
Injury 98
Jumping 59
Speed 79
Stamina 87
Strength 62
Toughness 83

Passing

Break Sack 62
Play Action 81
Deep Throw Accuracy 89
Medium Throw Accuracy 85
Throw Accuracy (Legacy) 17
Short Throw Accuracy 91
Throw on the Run 83
Throw Power 94
Throw Under Pressure 83

Defense

Press 38
Block Shedding 43
Finesse Moves 32
Hit Power 40
Man Coverage 40
Play Recognition 30
Power Moves 27
Pursuit 31
Tackling 37
Zone Coverage 29

Rushing

BC Vision 59
Break Tackle 55
Carrying 64
Juke Move 52
Spin Move 53
Stiff Arm 49
Trucking 62

Receiving

Catch in Traffic 46
Catching 47
Release 43
Deep Route Running 28
Medium Route Running 44
Short Route Running 41
Spectacular Catch 28

Blocking

Impact Blocking 43
Lead Block 27
Pass Block Finesse 48
Pass Block Power 47
Pass Block 26
Run Block Finesse 47
Run Block Power 48
Run Block 43

Special Teams

Kick Accuracy 39
Kick Power 39
Kick Return 33
Long Snap Rating 57

2027

AwardWeekConferenceTeam
Offensive Player of the Week 4 AFC Steelers