Indianapolis Dragons
(3 - 1)
Lv. 49
+15
+4
+3
Overall 89
Offense 90
Defense 90
Roster 55 / 60
Culture Match 55%
Chemistry Avg +1.40
Progression Cap +0 / 7
Cap Space (S45) $2.9M

Merlin Cates

OLB   #46 6'5" 269 lbs
Season 27 All-Pro
strength speed agility jumping mental stamina catching break_tackles carrying run_defense pass_rushing pass_coverage run_blocking pass_blocking throwing_power throwing_accuracy kicking_power kicking_accuracy College_Team College_Region Raw OVR
Player Name Team POS Depth
Rank
OVR CON Age Yrs
Pro
HT WT PC CUL CHM HAP SAL
($M)
SAL
Yrs
Rem.
Total
Contract
Value
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB
88
B (-4)   34 13 6'5" 269 +2 $10.0 1 $40.0M

Attributes

Raw OVR Strength Speed Agility Jumping Mental Stamina Catching Break
tackles
Carrying Run
defense
Pass
rushing
Pass
coverage
Run
blocking
Pass
blocking
Throwing
power
Throwing
accuracy
Kicking
power
Kicking
accuracy
86 94 77 95 98 92 87 44 40 45 82 32 94 30 33 23 17 57 21

Combine Results

40-yard Dash
4.61
Bench Reps
26
Broad Jump
11'7"
Vertical Jump
41.5"
3-Cone Drill
7.31
20-yd Shuttle
4.35
60-yd Shuttle
11.57
Wonderlic
31

Season Stats

Season Team Yards Td Tackles Sacks Interceptions Fumbles Forced Safeties Wins Losses
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8
17 34 0 35 0 2 0 0 6 11
18 37 0 56 0 2 0 0 3 14
19 0 0 52 3 0 0 0 8 9
20 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 7 10
21 30 0 53 3 2 1 0 7 10
22 0 0 48 3 0 1 0 8 9
23 122 2 46 0 3 0 0 9 8
24 27 0 65 4 1 1 0 6 11
25 26 0 50 3 1 0 0 7 10
26 14 0 54 2 1 0 0 9 8
27 23 1 63 4 1 1 0 13 4
28 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 14 3

Player History


Player Name Team POS Note Change Age Updated During
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Retired 34 Season 28, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Upgraded +1 CON -5 -4 CON 34 Season 27, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Regressed -7 raw OVR (PC 20%) 93 86 OVR 33 Season 27, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Selected to All-Pro Team 33 Season 27, Week 21
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Re-signed for 4yrs @ $10M/yr 97 OVR 32 Season 25, Week 26
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Progressed +1 raw OVR (PC 29%) 92 93 OVR 31 Season 25, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Upgraded +1 CON -6 -5 CON 29 Season 23, Week 19
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Progressed +2 raw OVR (PC 45%) 90 92 OVR 28 Season 22, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Re-signed for 4yrs @ $7.4M/yr 94 OVR 28 Season 21, Week 26
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Progressed +1 raw OVR (PC 45%) 89 90 OVR 27 Season 21, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB HAP from 2 to 1 (didn't make playoffs) 2 1 27 Season 21, Week 17
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Progressed +2 raw OVR (PC 45%) 87 89 OVR 26 Season 20, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Upgraded +1 CON -7 -6 CON 26 Season 20, Week 7
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Progressed +4 raw OVR (PC 52%) 83 87 OVR 24 Season 18, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Re-signed for 4yrs @ $3.9M/yr 87 OVR 24 Season 17, Week 26
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Upgraded +1 CON -8 -7 CON 23 Season 17, Week 15
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Progressed +7 raw OVR (PC 70%) 76 83 OVR 22 Season 16, Week 22
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Raw OVR revealed to be 76 76 OVR 21 Season 15, Week 3
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Signed rookie contract for 3yrs @ $3.5M/yr 76 OVR 21 Season 14, Week 30
46 Merlin Cates Retired OLB Drafted (R1,P32) 69 OVR 21 Season 14, Week 29