Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Akron
Melvin Spriggs
LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Melvin Spriggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Melvin Spriggs built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Fredericksburg, VA wearing No. 42, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Melvin Spriggs' career was his defensive...
Read the storyMelvin Spriggs, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Akron. Melvin Spriggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Melvin Spriggs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · LB
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · LB 321st (top 26%) · Mid-American 75th (top 13%) · National 749th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 45 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron to Southern Miss | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 10.6 | Jan 17, 2026 |
Melvin Spriggs played LB for Akron. Across 3 tracked seasons, Melvin Spriggs recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Akron paired 11.5 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Akron
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
6.8
Consistency
31.1
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. Nebraska: 0. UAB: 1. Duquesne: 0. Toledo: 1. Central Michigan: 0.5. Miami (OH): 1. Ball State: 0. Buffalo: 7. Kent State: 1. Bowling Green: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 3 by 22.5. Duquesne: 5 by 20.8. Toledo: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 17.5. Miami (OH): 1 by 14.2. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Buffalo: 14 by 100. Kent State: 3 by 22.5. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/19 | @ Bowling Green | W 19-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/12 | vs Kent State | L 35-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Buffalo10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 24-16 | 14 | 8 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ball State | L 28-42 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-22 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Toledo | L 3-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Duquesne | W 51-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ UAB | L 28-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Nebraska | L 0-68 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Wyoming | L 0-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Melvin Spriggs story
Melvin Spriggs built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Fredericksburg, VA wearing No. 42, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Melvin Spriggs' career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Melvin Spriggs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Akron
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Akron | 2.5 | 10 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 11.5 | 24.9 | 6.8 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 95 Buffalo
Week 9 · W 24-16 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Bowling Green
Week 6 · L 20-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Buffalo
Week 10 · L 30-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 130 Kent State
Week 12 · L 35-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 48 Toledo
Week 5 · L 3-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
38.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Akron
11.5 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Akron
14.6
2.5 primary · 10 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Akron
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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