Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Auburn
Melvin Ray
WR • 6'3" • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Melvin Ray reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Melvin Ray built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 82, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Melvin Ray's career was his receiving role: 33...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Melvin Ray, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Auburn. Melvin Ray reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 569
- Receptions
- 33
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Melvin Ray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 569
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Florida Christian · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- North Florida Christian · 32 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 279 receiving yards · WR 364th (top 38%) · SEC 48th (top 22%) · National 450th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 61.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2014 Postseason | Auburn | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Auburn | 6 | 7 | 177 | 1 | 61.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Auburn | 10 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Auburn | 10 | 18 | 229 | 2 | 71.6 |
Related Context
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Melvin Ray played WR for Auburn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Melvin Ray recorded 569 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Auburn paired 279 primary output with 73.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Auburn
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
27.9
Efficiency
73.4
Usage
14.1
Consistency
65.8
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 50. Louisville: 19. Jacksonville State: 32. LSU: 9. Mississippi State: 24. Arkansas: 55. Ole Miss: 44. Texas A&M: 30. Idaho: 10. Alabama: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 2 by 100. Louisville: 2 by 63.3. Jacksonville State: 3 by 71.1. LSU: 1 by 60. Mississippi State: 3 by 53.3. Arkansas: 3 by 100. Ole Miss: 1 by 100. Texas A&M: 2 by 100. Idaho: 1 by 66.7. Alabama: 2 by 20
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins28.2 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses27.6 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/30 | @ Memphis | W 31-10 | — | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Alabama | L 13-29 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Idaho | W 56-34 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Texas A&M | W 26-10 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Ole Miss | L 19-27 | — | 1 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Arkansas | L 46-54 | — | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Mississippi State | L 9-17 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ LSU | L 21-45 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Jacksonville State | W 27-20 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Louisville | W 31-24 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
Melvin Ray story
Melvin Ray built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 82, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Melvin Ray's career was his receiving role: 33 catches, 569 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Melvin Ray's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Auburn
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Auburn | 108 | 97 | 10.3 | 108 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Auburn | 108 | 97 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Auburn | 182 | 88.9 | 9.2 | 74 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Auburn | 182 | 88.9 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Auburn | 279 | 73.4 | 14.1 | 97 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Auburn | 279 | 73.4 | 14.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 1 · W 31-10 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50
Receiving Yards
85.9 takeover
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 8 · L 46-54 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Carolina
Week 7 · W 62-3
44
Receiving Yards
81.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 1 · W 45-21 · Conference game
77
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Florida State
Week 1 · L 31-34 · Postseason
50
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Auburn
279 primary output · 73.4 efficiency · 14.1 usage
71.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · Auburn
71.6
279 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Auburn
61.1
108 primary · 97 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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