Devontae Merriweather

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 On January 8, 2014, Merriweather committed to San Diego State, but never enrolled, sitting out during the 2014 season.

Professional career Arizona Rattlers (first stint) 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. On July 27, 2021, Merriweather was released.

Arizona Rattlers (second stint) On August 3, 2021, the Rattlers re-signed Merriweather for the remainder of the 2021 season.

On November 4, 2021, the Rattlers re-signed Merriweather for the 2022 season.

On October 11, 2022, Merriweather re-signed with the Rattlers for the 2023 season.

On February 1, 2025, Merriweather re-signed with the Rattlers for the 2025 season.

Career statistics

IFL 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 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

College Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR FF TD 2012 Saddleback 8 0 6 4 10 2.0 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Saddleback 10 10 32 21 53 1.0 1.5 5 104 20.8 1 5 0 2 0 2015 West Texas A&M 9 2 30 31 61 3.0 0.0 3 45 15.0 1 7 0 0 0 2016 West Texas A&M 10 10 36 21 57 6.5 0.5 2 33 16.5 1 8 0 1 0Career 37 29 104 77 181 12.5 4.0 10 182 18.2 3 20 0 3 0