Defensive back, Central Connecticut (from East Carolina), 2022–26
Melvin Jacobs
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- PG County, MD
Melvin Jacobs plays defensive back for Central Connecticut, after East Carolina (2022–24). Last time out, at Mercyhurst: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
3 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 1 tackles at Mercyhurst, W 43–40
Next game: vs. New Haven, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Northeast champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Central Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 12 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | East Carolina | 12 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | East Carolina | 12 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 12 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Central Connecticut | 12 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 195 |
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 Central Connecticut 3 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at South Dakota | L 20–59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Toledo | L 10–63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Mercyhurst | W 43–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 East Carolina 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | at UTSA | L 27–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 East Carolina 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | at BYU | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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