Defensive end, Texas, 2005–08
Henry Melton
- Hometown
- Grapevine, TX
- Born
- Oct 11, 1986, in Cedar Hill, Texas
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Henry Melton played defensive end at Texas (2005–08). The Chicago Bears took Melton in round 4, No. 105 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Sam Houston, 2006Team titles: National champions, 2005; Big 12 champions, 2005
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2006 Texas 7 games, 193 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. North Texas | W 56–7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at Rice | W 52–7 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Iowa State | W 37–14 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Sam Houston | W 56–3 | 19 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Baylor | W 63–31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 36–10 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas A&M | L 7–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2005 Texas 12 games, 432 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisiana | W 60–3 | 6 | 65 | 2 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at Ohio State | W 25–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs.Rice | W 51–10 | 14 | 75 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at Missouri | W 51–20 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Oklahoma | W 45–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. Colorado | W 42–17 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Texas Tech | W 52–17 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atOklahoma State | W 47–28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | atBaylor | W 62–0 | 13 | 62 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Kansas | W 66–14 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | atTexas A&M | W 40–29 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs.Colorado | W 70–3 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 11 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 269 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Pro Bowl: 2012
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 13 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2011 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 42 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | Chicago Bears | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 69 | 124 | 22.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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