University of Wyoming Athletics

2024: Merritt made the move to defense and was a key member of special teams appearing in all 12 games. He recorded two tackles on the season with one against Air Force and one against Utah State. He also recorded a 14-yard kick return for the Pokes against San Jose State. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.

2023: Merritt appeared in six games for the Cowboys at wide receiver during the 2023 season. He recorded one catch for seven yards and had one rushing attempt. He added a catch for seven yards in the win over New Mexico.

2022: Merritt appeared in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl for the Cowboys grabbing one catch for six yards. 

High School: Caleb Merritt is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports, which also ranks him as the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Missouri this year.  He was also ranked No. 19 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 at the start of his senior season.  Merritt played wide receiver and defensive back, as well as returned kicks for John Burroughs High.  He was named First Team All-State Class 4 by the Missouri Football Coaches Association (MFCA) his senior season as a kick returner.  Merritt also earned Academic All-State honors from the MFCA as a senior.  Merritt caught 36 passes for 536 yards and scored seven receiving touchdowns as a senior.  He had 24 rushing attempts for 230 yards, and also scored two TDs on kickoff returns in 2021.  One of those kickoff return TDs went for 85 yards and the other for 87.  His John Burroughs High School team advanced to the First Round of the 2021 Class 4 District 3 Playoffs.  He played for his father, John Merritt, who is John Burroughs' head football coach.  Merritt was also recruited by Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Navy, and Purdue, as well as Brown  and Penn from the Ivy League.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing at UW.