Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Rutgers
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.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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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
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- 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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 28 | 245 | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 30 | 427 | 2 | 62 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 46 | 639 | 10 | 80.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 55 | 618 | 3 | 84.1 |
Related Context
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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
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.8 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: Illinois
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
71
Efficiency
80.8
Usage
25.3
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 50. Indiana: 53. Ohio State: 83. Illinois: 150. Michigan: 109. Purdue: 31. Penn State: 38. Maryland: 44. Nebraska: 81
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. Michigan State: 4 by 83.3. Indiana: 4 by 88.3. Ohio State: 6 by 92.2. Illinois: 5 by 100. Michigan: 7 by 100. Purdue: 3 by 68.9. Penn State: 7 by 36.2. Maryland: 5 by 58.7. Nebraska: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41.7 · Games = 3 · -44.0 vs Losses
Losses85.7 · Games = 6 · +44.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs Nebraska | L 21-28 | — | 5 | 81 | 15 | 16.20 | 0 | 50 |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Maryland | W 27-24 | — | 5 | 44 | 15.1 | 8.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Penn State | L 7-23 | — | 7 | 38 | 3.8 | 5.40 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Purdue | W 37-30 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Michigan100 receiving yards | L 42-48 | — | 7 | 109 | 14.3 | 15.60 | 1 | 61 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Illinois100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 20-23 | — | 5 | 150 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 66 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Ohio State | L 27-49 | — | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Indiana2+ TD | L 21-37 | — | 4 | 53 | 10.8 | 13.30 | 2 | 23 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Michigan State | W 38-27 | — | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 25 |
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
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Rutgers
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 83 | 75.6 | 13.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 245 | 53.1 | 23.4 | 162 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 427 | 70.5 | 19.2 | 182 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 639 | 80.8 | 25.3 | 212 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 618 | 72.1 | 34.7 | -21 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 48-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
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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
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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