Bobby Merritt - Football Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics

Bobby Merritt

Bobby Merritt joins the Tennessee Volunteers Football Program in 2015 as the director of recruiting.
Merritt previously spent the 2007-14 seasons as a college scout for the National Football League's Houston Texans, covering the Midwest region of the United States.
Prior to joining the Texans, Merritt spent four seasons with the Detroit Lions, beginning as an intern in 2003 and advancing to a scouting assistant in 2004. During the 2005 season, he later became the Lions' BLESTO scout.
Merritt is a native of Temperance, Michigan. He played outside linebacker at Adrian College, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in December 1993. He served in the Air Force from February 1994 - April 1996.
Merritt was a graduate assistant football coach at the University of Toledo in 1998 while earning a master's degree in liberal studies education. Between 1999-2002, Merritt coached at the University of Findlay, Bedford High School, New Jersey City University and Tiffin University.
Bob and his wife, Kavita, reside in Kingwood, Texas, with their daughter, Leela.