DE · Buffalo Bills
Shawne Merriman
Age 42 · 193 cm (6'4") · 118 kg · Born May 25, 1984 · Maryland
NFL career
2005
debut year
2012
last season
8
seasons
#56
jersey
College: Maryland
2005 NFL Draft
Rd 1
round
#12
overall pick
SDG
drafted by
Honors & awards
1×
DROY
2005
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2005 to 2012 · 72 games.
Defense
163solo tackles
45.0sacks
1INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 38 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 42 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 41 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 23 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Buffalo Bills
Most recent results for the franchise while Shawne Merriman was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
28–9 vs Jets
2012-17 · Dec 30, 2012 · REGULAR
L
10–24 @ Dolphins
2012-16 · Dec 23, 2012 · REGULAR
L
17–50 vs Seahawks
2012-15 · Dec 16, 2012 · REGULAR
L
12–15 vs Rams
2012-14 · Dec 9, 2012 · REGULAR
W
34–18 vs Jaguars
2012-13 · Dec 2, 2012 · REGULAR
L
13–20 @ Colts
2012-12 · Nov 25, 2012 · REGULAR
W
19–14 vs Dolphins
2012-11 · Nov 15, 2012 · REGULAR
L
31–37 @ Patriots
2012-10 · Nov 11, 2012 · REGULAR
Other "Merriman" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
First-round pick
Maryland alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Maryland.
Dante Trader Jr.
SAF · 2025 · Dolphins
Jordan Phillips
DT · 2025 · Dolphins
Josh Kaltenberger
C · 2025 · Chargers
Ruben Hyppolite II
LB · 2025 · Bears
Tai Felton
WR · 2025 · Vikings
Tommy Akingbesote
DT · 2025 · Bills
Beau Brade
SAF · 2024 · Giants
Corey Bullock
G · 2024 · Ravens
DJ Glaze
OT · 2024 · Raiders
Gottlieb Ayedze
OT · 2024 · Raiders
2005 NFL Draft · Round 1 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#1
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#10
Alex Smith
QB · SFO
#1
Alex Smith
TE · SFO
#2
Ronnie Brown
RB · MIA
#3
Braylon Edwards
WR · CLE
#4
Cedric Benson
RB · CHI
#5
Cadillac Williams
RB · TAM
#6
Adam Jones
DB · TEN
#7
Troy Williamson
WR · MIN
#8
Antrel Rolle
S · ARI
#9
Carlos Rogers
CB · WAS
#10
Mike Williams
DB · DET
#10
Mike Williams
WR · DET
DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Shawne Merriman.
Adell Duckett
Debut 2005 · #73 · Chargers
Adrian Awasom
Debut 2005 · #67 · Vikings
Aki Jones
Debut 2005 · #94 · Commanders
Alfred Malone
Debut 2005 · #98 · Packers
Benard Thomas
Debut 2005 · #99 · Ravens
Bill Swancutt
Debut 2005 · #90 · Lions
Bob Dzvonick
Debut 2005 · #67 · Steelers
Chauncey Davis
Debut 2005 · #94 · Bears
Born on May 25
Dick Himes
1946 · Green Bay Packers
Donnell Smith
1949 · New England Patriots
Kent Carter
1950 · New England Patriots
Bob Pratt
1951 · Seattle Seahawks
Marvin Davis
1952 · Houston Texans
Gerard Williams
1952 · Los Angeles Rams
Jimbo Elrod
1954 · Houston Texans
Glynn Harrison
1954 · Kansas City Chiefs