Davontae Merriweather (born October 20, 1993) is an American professional indoor football defensive back for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Saddleback College before transferring to West Texas A&M.
College career
Saddleback
West Texas A&M
On January 8, 2014, Merriweather committed to San Diego State, but never enrolled, sitting out during the 2014 season.[1]
College statistics
| Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | FF | TD | |
| Saddleback Bobcats | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| West Texas A&M Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 37 | 29 | 104 | 77 | 181 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 10 | 182 | 18.2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Professional career
Arizona Rattlers
2018 season
Merriweather signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2018 season. He made his debut on February 25, 2018, against the Sioux Falls Storm, where he collected four tackles in the 33–39 loss. On June 16, against the Nebraska Danger, Merriweather intercepted his first two career passes in the 59–23 win. The Rattlers season came to an end when Sioux Falls beat them 68–69 in overtime of the IFL Semifinals.
2019 season
2020 season
Toronto Argonauts
On December 21, 2020, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) signed Merriweather.[2] On July 27, 2021, Merriweather was released.[3]
Arizona Rattlers (II)
2021 season
On August 3, 2021, the Rattlers re-signed Merriweather for the remainder of the 2021 season.[4]
2022 season
On November 4, 2021, the Rattlers re-signed Merriweather for the 2022 season.[5]
2023 season
On October 11, 2022, Merriweather re-signed with the Rattlers for the 2023 season.[6]
2024 season
2025 season
On February 1, 2025, Merriweather re-signed with the Rattlers for the 2025 season.[7]
IFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| IFL Defensive Player of the Year | |
| IFL National Championship MVP | |
| Won the IFL National Championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2018 | ARI | 9 | 5 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ARI | 14 | 14 | 103 | 71 | 32 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | 0 | 0 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | ARI | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | ARI | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | ARI | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | ARI | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2018 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ARI | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | ARI | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 12 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Loh, Stefanie (January 8, 2014). "SDSU picks up JuCo DB Merriweather". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Argos extend 'Last Chance U' star Ollie". TSN. December 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "Argos release nine players, including former NFL RB Kenneth Dixon". 3DownNation. July 27, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "Rattlers Make Moves, Re-Sign 2019 Defensive Player of the Year". OurSportsCentral. August 3, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "DEFENSIVE BACK DAVONTAE MERRIWEATHER RE-SIGNS WITH RATTLERS". Arizona Rattlers. November 4, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ Duenas, Brandon (October 11, 2022). "RATTLERS RE-SIGN DILLION WINFREY AND DAVONTAE MERRIWEATHER". Arizona Rattlers. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ Shade, Kayley (February 1, 2025). "ARIZONA RATTLERS RE-SIGN DB DAVONTAE MERRIWEATHER FOR 2025 SEASON". Indoor Football League. Retrieved February 21, 2025.