Defensive line, North Carolina (from Delaware), 2023–26
Melkart Abou-Jaoude
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2026)
- Freshman
- Hometown
- Newton, NJ
Melkart Abou-Jaoude plays defensive line for North Carolina, after Delaware (2023). Last time out, at Duke: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
7 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 1 tackles at Duke, W 24–20
Next game: vs. Syracuse, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
3sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Stanford, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 47 | 24 | 12 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 56 | 28 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Delaware | 9 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2025 | North Carolina | 9 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | North Carolina | 9 | DL | Fr. (Yr 4) | 6′5″ | 260 |
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
2026 North Carolina 4 games, 7 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. TCU | W 15–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Notre Dame | L 26–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Duke | W 24–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 North Carolina 12 games, 47 tackles, 10.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.TCU | L 14–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Charlotte | W 20–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Richmond | W 41–6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UCF | L 9–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Clemson | L 10–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at California | L 18–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Virginia | L 16–17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Syracuse | W 27–10 | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Stanford | W 20–15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Wake Forest | L 12–28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Duke | L 25–32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at NC State | L 19–42 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2023 Delaware 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Penn State | L 7–63 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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