Reed Mercer

Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Sacramento, CA
High School:
Christian Brothers HS

Expected to back up Cruz Rubio as Cal Poly's long snapper this fall.

2022 -- Did not play in any games as a redshirt sophomore ... has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

2021 -- Member of squad but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... expected to back up the linebackers this fall and also serve as a long snapper.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Redshirt.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento ... played running back, linebacker and was the team's long snapper ... as a senior in 2019 rushed for 471 yards and two touchdowns and caught seven passes for 83 yards and two more scores ... on defense notched 51 tackles (31 solo) with 16 tackles for lost yardage (two sacks), four quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a pair of blocked field goals ... as a junior in 2018 made 48 tackles (33 solo) and also had 13 tackles for lost yardage (four sacks), four quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three field goal blocks ... Christian Brothers was 7-4 in 2019 and 5-6 in 2018, qualifying for the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Valley playoffs both years ... member of Young Conservatives and was vice-president of the school's Black Student Union ... earned school's science and English awards ... a La Salle Scholar-Athlete award winner as well as National Football Foundation Sacramento Valley Chapter scholar-athlete ... made school's Honor Roll all four years ... chose Cal Poly "because of its prestigious academics and competitive athletic programs."

Personal -- Son of Karl and Darci Berger ... three brothers, Mitchell, John Michael and Thomas, and one sister, Maddie ... Mitchell played on the Cal Poly rugby team from 2019-22 while Maddie was a member of the Cal Poly swim team from 2019-21 ... wants to serve in the military after college and then work in the cattle industry ... works at his family's cattle ranch in Fort Bragg, Calif., repairing fences and feeding, branding and castrating cattle ... hobbies include hunting, fishing, skiing, boating, dirt biking and listening to country music while driving down back roads ... born in Sacramento, Calif. ... majoring in plant science.