Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2014LSU
Melvin Jones
FB • 6'2" • Lake Charles, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Melvin Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
16
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Furman
4★
- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Melvin Jones, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · LSU. Melvin Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 41
- Rushing yards
- 12
- Receiving yards
- 29
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Melvin Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · LSU
- Top game
- Furman
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Washington-Marion · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Washington-Marion · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 34 scrimmage yards · FB 27th (top 45%) · SEC 204th (top 77%) · National 1,755th (top 76%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 46.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 4 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 47.1 |
Related Context
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Melvin Jones played FB for LSU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Melvin Jones recorded 12 rushing yards, 29 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
LSU paired 34 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · LSU
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
8.5
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
3.7
Consistency
49.5
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 3. Florida: 19. Kentucky: 1. Ole Miss: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 1 by 25. Florida: 4 by 39.6. Kentucky: 1 by 10.4. Ole Miss: 3 by 38.2
Split Comparison
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First Half11 · Games = 2 · +5 vs Second Half
Second Half6 · Games = 2 · -5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
39.6 vs Florida
Career Arc
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LSU
2013-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 58.3 | 1.9 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 34 | 28.3 | 3.7 | 27 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Furman
Week 9 · W 48-16
Win with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
7
Scrimmage Yards
54.6 takeover
7 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.
#2
@ Florida
Week 7 · W 30-27 · Conference game
19
Scrimmage Yards
53 takeover
Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
19 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.
#3
vs Ole Miss
Week 9 · W 10-7 · Conference game
11
Scrimmage Yards
36.6 takeover
Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
11 scrimmage yards and 4.8 usage.
#4
vs New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 63-7
3
Scrimmage Yards
15 takeover
Win with 3 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
3 scrimmage yards and 1.5 usage.
#5
vs Kentucky
Week 8 · W 41-3 · Conference game
1
Scrimmage Yards
6.9 takeover
Win with 1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
1 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · LSU
34 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
47.1
#2
2013 Regular Season · LSU
46.1
7 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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