Ashton Merrett

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 212
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
Prev School:
Brother Martin HS

Career
Returns for his second year after a redshirt season in 2017 … Has four years of eligibility remaining.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Dean’s List for the 2017 fall semester ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2017 fall semester.

2017 (Freshman)
Redshirted … Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game … Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic.

High School
Member of the 2016 Brother Martin High School squad … Played in the defensive backfield for head coach Mark Bonis … Helped lead the Crusaders to a 9-5 overall record and the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Division I state playoffs semifinal round … The semifinal appearance was Brother Martin’s deepest postseason run since 1990 (state runner-up) … Played the 2015 season for John Curtis Christian High School … Helped lead the Patriots to an 8-3 overall record and the LHSAA Division I state playoffs semifinal round … Invited to the 2014 NIKE Football Combine in New Orleans.

Personal
Son of Robert and Ann Merrett ... Birthday is June 2 ... Political science major.