2015 Football Roster
Roster
Djwany Mera
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hollywood, Fla.
- High School:
- South Broward
2015 Paul Robeson Award
2015 Collins Most Improved Scholar Award
2014 Defensive Swarm and Finish Award
2013 Iron Knight Award
2015 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 12 games with 11 starts at defensive end ... received the Paul Robeson Award which is given to the senior whose performance, leadership and dedication on and off the field during his varsity career had the greatest impact on Rutgers football ... received the Collins Most Improved Scholar Award ... 2nd on the team in forced fumbles ... picked up two tackles against Maryland (11/28) ... picked up a career-high seven tackles and forced a fumble in win at Army (11/21) ... had three stops versus Nebraska (11/14) ... in on a tackle at No. 16 Michigan (11/7) ... starter at defensive end ... assisted on a tackle-for-loss at Wisconsin (10/31) ... produced three stops versus No. 1 Ohio State (10/24) ... blocked a field goal and assisted on two tackles versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... collected a tackle-for-loss and two quarterback hurries in win over Kansas (9/26) ... recorded a solo stop at Penn State (9/19) ... made the start at defensive end in the season-opening win over Norfolk State (9/5) and collected a tackle and a quarterback hurry ... entered summer camp atop the depth chart at defensive end (8/10).
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 13 games at defensive end ... totaled 18 stops with 2.5 for loss ... recorded 1.5 sacks ... earned the Defensive Swarm and Finish Award at the annual team banquet (12/14) ... registered a tackle in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) against North Carolina ... had a sack in win at Maryland (11/29) ... in on a stop at Michigan State (11/22) ... picked up a tackle for loss in win versus Indiana (11/15) ... assisted on three stops at Nebraska (10/25) ... had one solo tackle and a quarterback hurry at Navy (9/20) ... made two stops with a half sack versus Penn State (9/13) ... totaled two tackles, one pass break-up and one quarterback hurry in win over Howard (9/6) ... picked up two solo stops in the win at Washington State (8/28) ... entered the season as a starting defensive end.
2013 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 13 games on the defensive line ... earned the Iron Knight Award, given to a member of the program who showcases a high level of mental and physical toughness throughout his career ... totaled 34 tackles, 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks ... assisted on two tackles against Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl (12/28) ... produced two assisted tackles against USF (12/7) ... had six tackles at UConn (11/30), adding a strip sack to cause a fumble ... made three tackles, assisting with a sack, at UCF (11/21) ... three stops, with one TFL versus Temple (11/2) ... in on three tackles at SMU (10/5) ... picked up first career sack late in the fourth quarter to help seal the win over Arkansas (9/21) ... recorded four tackles in win over Eastern Michigan (9/14) ... had two tackles with a half for loss in home opener against Norfolk State (9/7) ... started collegiate debut at Fresno State (8/29) at defensive end, picking up three tackles.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.
2011 (Freshman): Enrolled at Rutgers in January and competed in spring drills ... did not see game action ... redshirted.
Prior to Rutgers: Defensive end prospect who completed one season at Hargrave Military Academy for head coach Troy Davis ... four-star recruit by Rivals.com and the No. 9 prep school prospect in the country ... three-year varsity letterwinner and three-year starter for head coach Allen Held at South Broward High School ... played on the defensive line and offensive line as well as tight end his senior season in 2009 ... Second Team All-Broward County selection by the Miami Herald as a senior ... 103 tackles, 38 tackles-for-loss and a school-record 21 sacks in 2009 ... named team captain and defensive MVP ... totaled 16 sacks earning second team all-county honors as a junior ... also lettered two years in wrestling and was 38-2 at the 215-pound weight class during his senior season ... compiled a 36-6 record at 189 pounds his junior season.
Personal: A labor studies and employment relations/criminal justice double major.
