Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Virginia
Mitchell Melton
DE • 6'4" • 256 lbs • Silver Spring, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mitchell Melton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Mitchell Melton built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive end from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State and Virginia. The clearest part of Mitchell Melton's career was...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Mitchell Melton, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Virginia. Mitchell Melton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 60
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Mitchell Melton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · DE
- Career Tackles
- 60
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Virginia
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Our Lady of Good Counsel · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Our Lady of Good Counsel · 51 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DE 20th (top 8%) · ACC 91st (top 12%) · National 750th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 11 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 14 | 43 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 60.8 |
Related Context
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Mitchell Melton played DE for Ohio State and Virginia. Across 6 tracked seasons, Mitchell Melton recorded 60 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Virginia paired 25 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Virginia
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
31.3
Usage
9
Consistency
37.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0.5. NC State: 1.5. William & Mary: 1. Stanford: 3.5. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 5. Washington State: 0.5. North Carolina: 5. California: 1. Wake Forest: 1.5. Duke: 2.5. Virginia Tech: 1. Duke: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 2 by 18.3. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 21.7. NC State: 3 by 27.5. William & Mary: 3 by 22.5. Stanford: 2 by 43.3. Florida State: 7 by 39.2. Louisville: 5 by 70.8. Washington State: 6 by 30. North Carolina: 1 by 54.2. California: 1 by 14.2. Wake Forest: 3 by 27.5. Duke: 2 by 33.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 11 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Missouri | W 13-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Duke | L 20-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Virginia Tech | W 27-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ DukeSplash game | W 34-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 9-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ California | W 31-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 17-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Washington State | W 22-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Louisville2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/26 | vs Florida State | W 46-38 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 48-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs William & Mary | W 55-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ NC State | L 31-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 48-7 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mitchell Melton story
Mitchell Melton built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive end from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State and Virginia. The clearest part of Mitchell Melton's career was his defensive production: 60 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Mitchell 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.
- 1
Ohio State
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 26.3 | 9.4 | 4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 6.5 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6.5 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 25 | 31.3 | 9 | 18.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 25 | 31.3 | 9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 25 Louisville
Week 6 · W 30-27 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 5 · W 38-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 3 · W 63-10
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.
#4
@ No. 91 North Carolina
Week 9 · W 17-16 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 112 Stanford
Week 4 · W 48-20 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Virginia
25 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 9 usage
60.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Virginia
60.8
25 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ohio State
46.8
4 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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