Nick Mertes

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
235
Position:
DE
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina HS

2015: Merteswill be in the mix for playing time this year.

2014: He was a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: He earned three letters in football and one in track at Edina High School...voted team's Outstanding Defensive Lineman as a senior...an all-league pick as a senior ...football team captain his senior season...his 2012 team was league champions -- the first Edina team to advance to the state playoffs in 30 years...recipient of Hornet Leadership Award...high school football coach was Reed Beltmann.

PERSONAL: His major is marketing. Birth date: July 29, 1995. His parents are Jack and Lori Mertes of Edina.