Linebacker, Middle Tennessee, 2016–19
Chris Melton
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Leesburg, GA
Chris Melton played linebacker at Middle Tennessee (2016–19).
Career highs
14tackles, career highat Missouri, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 102 | 52 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 30 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 41 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 180 | 95 | 17 | 3.5 | 4 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 of 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Middle Tennessee 9 games, 41 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Michigan | L 21–40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee State | W 45–26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Duke | L 18–41 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Florida Atlantic | L 13–28 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at North Texas | L 30–33 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Florida International | W 50–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Charlotte | L 20–34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Rice | L 28–31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Old Dominion | W 38–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Middle Tennessee 2 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Vanderbilt | L 7–35 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. UT Martin | W 61–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 30 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 6–28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Syracuse | W 30–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Minnesota | L 3–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Bowling Green | W 24–13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 20–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Florida International | W 37–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at UAB | L 23–25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Marshall | L 10–38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UTEP | W 30–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atCharlotte | W 35–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Western Kentucky | L 38–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 102 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 55–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atVanderbilt | L 24–47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atBowling Green | W 41–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–34 | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atNorth Texas | W 30–13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 43–44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Missouri | W 51–45 | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida International | W 42–35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. UTSA | L 25–45 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMarshall | L 17–42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atCharlotte | W 38–31 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 77–56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Hawai’i | L 35–52 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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