Player Dossier

2021-2023

Arkansas 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.

Usage Score

7.7

Efficiency

36.2

Consistency

40.2

Season Value

38.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State

Scouting Read

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Melique 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.

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.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

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 gameL 19-2164200
Sat 11/25@ MarshallL 21-3553100
Sat 11/18vs Texas State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 77-311391.50010
Sat 11/11@ South AlabamaL 14-2120000
Sat 11/4vs LouisianaW 37-1722000
Sat 10/28@ UL MonroeW 34-2471000
Sat 10/21vs Coastal Carolina10+ tacklesL 17-27118100
Sat 9/30@ MassachusettsW 52-2821000
Sat 9/23vs Southern MissW 44-37940010
Sat 9/16vs Stony BrookW 31-793100
Sat 9/9vs MemphisL 3-3785000
Sat 9/2@ Oklahoma10+ tacklesL 0-73115000

Career Arc

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    Arkansas State

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State2.5256.3
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas State1240.8109.5
2023 PostseasonArkansas State8.536.27.7-3.5
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas State8.536.27.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas State

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.1 takeover score.

#2

Georgia State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.

#3

Texas State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.

#4

Old Dominion

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#5

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State

12 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 10 usage

44.6

#2

2023 Postseason · Arkansas State

38.7

8.5 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Arkansas State

38.7

8.5 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

6

Splash games

8

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

216

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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