Oregon transfer Kirk Merritt commits to Texas A&M
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Kirk Merritt is proudly leaving Oregon in favor of Texas A&M.
I am excited and proud to announce that I will be a student athlete at Texas A&M University! #Gigem 👍 pic.twitter.com/NCwngjbi1z
— Kwik™ ⚡️ (@kirkmerritt33) July 8, 2016
The former four-star recruit caught five passes for 61 yards for the Ducks as a freshman last season. He was ranked 146th on the ESPN 300 for the class of 2015.
The 5-foot-11, 203-pound athlete originally committed to Oregon in February 2015, after also receiving offers from Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Ole Miss, and Tennessee among others.