Usage Score
7.1
Player Dossier
2019-2023San Diego State
TE • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Glendale, AZ, USA
Dez Melton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
7.1
Efficiency
53.3
Consistency
100
Season Value
42.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Dez Melton, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville. Dez Melton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Louisville paired 80 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisville, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
8
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
7.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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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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1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9/9 | @ UCF | W 20-14 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Louisville
2019-2022
Opening stop
San Diego State
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 80 | 100 | 8.2 | 80 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 53.3 | 7.1 | -72 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | -8 |
#1 Featured game
Duke
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44
Primary metric
44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Wake Forest
36
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
UCF
8
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Louisville
80 primary output · 100 efficiency · 8.2 usage
75.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Louisville
42.6
8 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Louisville
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8322
Deer Valley · Glendale, AZ
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
88
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 3 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Dez Melton quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit