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
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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
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-ACC · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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