Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023San Diego State
Dez Melton
TE • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Glendale, AZ, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Dez Melton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
3★
- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Dez Melton, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville. Dez Melton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 88
- Receptions
- 4
Quick Answers
Dez Melton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 3 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Louisville
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Deer Valley · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Deer Valley · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 81 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Keep exploring Dez Melton
Dez Melton played TE for Louisville and San Diego State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dez Melton recorded 88 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Louisville.
Player insights
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
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
8
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
7.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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All Games8 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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 |
Career Arc
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- 1
Louisville
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023
| 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 12 · W 62-22 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 5 · L 34-37 · Conference game
36
Receiving Yards
66.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 2 · W 20-14
8
Receiving Yards
59 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Louisville
80 primary output · 100 efficiency · 8.2 usage
81
#2
2022 Regular Season · Louisville
46.8
8 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Louisville
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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