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Player Dossier
2021-2023Arkansas State
Melique Straker
LB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • Brampton, ON, Canada
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Melique Straker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
Melique Straker built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a linebacker from Brampton, ON wearing No. 21, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Melique Straker's career was his defensive...
Read the storyMelique Straker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Melique Straker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 216
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Melique Straker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 216
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Texas State
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 84th (top 7%) · Sun Belt 17th (top 3%) · National 115th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 9 | 50 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 11 | 81 | 8 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arkansas State | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 79 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 52.9 |
Related Context
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Melique Straker played LB for Arkansas State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Melique Straker recorded 216 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Arkansas State paired 12 primary output with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
36.2
Usage
7.7
Consistency
40.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Memphis: 0. Stony Brook: 1. Southern Miss: 1. Massachusetts: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Louisiana: 0. South Alabama: 0. Texas State: 2.5. Marshall: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 6 by 45. Oklahoma: 11 by 45.8. Memphis: 8 by 33.3. Stony Brook: 9 by 47.5. Southern Miss: 9 by 47.5. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 55.8. UL Monroe: 7 by 29.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 13 by 75. Marshall: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 19-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Marshall | L 21-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Texas State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 77-31 | 13 | 9 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ South Alabama | L 14-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Louisiana | W 37-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ UL Monroe | W 34-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Coastal Carolina10+ tackles | L 17-27 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Massachusetts | W 52-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Southern Miss | W 44-37 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Stony Brook | W 31-7 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Memphis | L 3-37 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 0-73 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Melique Straker story
Melique Straker built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a linebacker from Brampton, ON wearing No. 21, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Melique Straker's career was his defensive production: 216 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Melique Straker's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Melique Straker moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arkansas State
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 2.5 | 25 | 6.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 40.8 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arkansas State | 8.5 | 36.2 | 7.7 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 8.5 | 36.2 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas State
Week 12 · L 13-16 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 12 · W 77-31 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia State
Week 12 · L 20-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#4
@ Old Dominion
Week 4 · L 26-29 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Northern Illinois
Week 1 · L 19-21 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State
12 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 10 usage
62.8
#2
2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
52.9
8.5 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Arkansas State
52.9
8.5 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
6
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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