Davontae Merriweather

Davontae Merriweather

No. 8 – Arizona Rattlers
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	(1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 31) Palmdale, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Highland (Palmdale, CA)
College:	Saddleback (2012–2013) West Texas A&M (2015–2016)
Undrafted:	2017
Career history
Arizona Rattlers (2018–2020) Toronto Argonauts (2021)* Arizona Rattlers (2021–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards IFL National Champion (2024) IFL National Championship MVP (2024) IFL Defensive Player of the Year (2019) 3× First-team All-IFL (2019, 2022, 2023) First-team All-LSC (2016) Second-team All-LSC (2015) 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 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. 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] 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. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.