London Merritt holds the LDE · Backup spot in Clemson Tigers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

London Merritt is a 6'3", 255-pound left defensive end from Atlanta, GA who transferred to Clemson in January 2026. A four-star recruit in the 2025 class, he spent his freshman season at Colorado, appearing in 12 games with one start. During that campaign, he totaled 25 tackles including 8.0 for loss, added a sack, and earned All-Freshman Team recognition from Pro Football Focus. He ranked fourth among power conference freshmen in tackles for loss. Prior to Colorado, Merritt played his senior year at IMG Academy in Florida and his sophomore and junior seasons at Woodward Academy in Georgia.

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