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Player Dossier
2016-2019Middle Tennessee
Chris Melton
LB • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Leesburg, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Melton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Chris Melton built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Leesburg, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Chris Melton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Chris Melton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Chris Melton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Chris Melton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lee County · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Lee County · 27 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · LB 375th (top 30%) · Conference USA 94th (top 15%) · National 915th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 96 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 50.8 |
Related Context
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Chris Melton played LB for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Melton recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 13 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
41.7
Usage
8.9
Consistency
61.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Alabama A&M: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Louisiana Tech: 2. North Texas: 2. Western Kentucky: 1. Missouri: 0.5. Florida International: 1. UTSA: 1. Marshall: 2. Charlotte: 0.5. Florida Atlantic: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 6 by 25. Alabama A&M: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 13 by 70. North Texas: 6 by 45. Western Kentucky: 7 by 39.2. Missouri: 14 by 55. Florida International: 9 by 47.5. UTSA: 8 by 43.3. Marshall: 9 by 57.5. Charlotte: 10 by 46.7. Florida Atlantic: 11 by 65.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
70 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/25 | vs Hawai'i | L 35-52 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Florida Atlantic10+ tackles · Splash game | W 77-56 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Charlotte10+ tackles | W 38-31 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ MarshallSplash game | L 17-42 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs UTSA | L 25-45 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Florida International | W 42-35 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Missouri10+ tackles | W 51-45 | 14 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Western Kentucky | L 43-44 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ North TexasSplash game | W 30-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Louisiana Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-34 | 13 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Bowling Green | W 41-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Vanderbilt | L 24-47 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Alabama A&M | W 55-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Melton story
Chris Melton built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Leesburg, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Chris Melton's career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chris Melton's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Melton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 41.7 | 8.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 41.7 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 17.1 | 3.9 | -5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2.5 | 27.1 | 5.9 | -5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 26.8 | 8 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · W 38-34 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · W 77-56 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 11 · L 17-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 5 · W 30-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 4 · W 24-13
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
13 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 8.9 usage
69.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
69.4
13 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
50.8
7 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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