Usage Score
6.8
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.
Efficiency
24.9
Consistency
31.1
Season Value
40.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Scouting Read
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Melvin 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.
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 | — | — |
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
Buffalo
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 76.8 takeover score.
#2
Bowling Green
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#3
Buffalo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.3 takeover score.
#4
Kent State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 16.1 takeover score.
#5
Toledo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 15.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Akron
11.5 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
40.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Akron
10.2
2.5 primary · 10 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Akron
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
63
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 21 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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