Player Dossier

2017-2021

Rutgers

Bo Melton

WR • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Mays Landing, NJ, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Bo Melton reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

12

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

31

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Player Story

Bo Melton built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Mays Landing, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Bo Melton's career was his receiving role: 163...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9099

Cedar Creek · Egg Harbor City, NJ

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2022
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 8
Overall
No. 229
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Bo Melton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers. Bo Melton reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,012
Receptions
163
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

Bo Melton quick answers

Latest team and position
Rutgers · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,012
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Rutgers
Top game
Massachusetts
Recruit profile
4-star · Cedar Creek · Rutgers
High school pipeline
Cedar Creek · 5 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2022 · Round 7 · Pick 8 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 18 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
618 receiving yards · WR 136th (top 14%) · Big Ten 15th (top 7%) · National 150th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers5483038.7
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers928245056.8
2019 Regular SeasonRutgers1230427262
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers9466391080.3
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers1055618384.1

Related Context

Bo Melton played WR for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bo Melton recorded 165 rushing yards, 2,012 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Rutgers.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 618 primary output with 72.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 75.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

16.6

Efficiency

75.6

Usage

13.4

Consistency

21.4

Best Game by takeover score

Morgan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Morgan State: 48. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 4. Indiana: 31

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 1 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 26.7. Indiana: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins24 · Games = 2 · +12.3 vs Losses
Losses11.7 · Games = 3 · -12.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Morgan State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 11/18@ IndianaL 0-4123115.515.50025
Sat 11/11@ Penn StateL 6-35144404
Sat 11/4vs MarylandW 31-24
Sat 9/16vs Morgan StateW 65-01484848048
Sat 9/2vs WashingtonL 14-30

Player Story

Bo Melton story

Bo Melton built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Mays Landing, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Bo Melton's career was his receiving role: 163 catches, 2,012 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 165 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 165 rushing yards, 6 tackles, and 389 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bo Melton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Rutgers

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers8375.613.4
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers24553.123.4162
2019 Regular SeasonRutgers42770.519.2182
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers63980.825.3212
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers61872.134.7-21

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Massachusetts

Week 1 · W 48-21

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

127

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Delaware

Week 3 · W 45-13

125

Receiving Yards

95.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Illinois

Week 11 · L 20-23 · Conference game

150

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

150 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Northwestern

Week 7 · L 7-21 · Conference game

101

Receiving Yards

88.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 84.2 efficiency score.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 16 · L 21-28 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

84.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Rutgers

618 primary output · 72.1 efficiency · 34.7 usage

84.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · Rutgers

80.3

639 primary · 80.8 efficiency · 25.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Rutgers

62

427 primary · 70.5 efficiency · 19.2 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games