Quarterback, Montana State, 2020–⁠24

Tommy Mellott

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Butte, MT
Born
2001, in Butte, Montana

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Tommy Mellott played quarterback at Montana State (2020–⁠24). The Las Vegas Raiders took Mellott in round 6, No. 213 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,783
Passing yards, 2024 (Montana State, 15–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 213
Round 6, 2025 NFL Draft (Las Vegas Raiders)

Career highs

300passing yards, best game on filevs. UT Martin, 20244touchdown passes, best game on filetwice; last vs. UT Martin, 2024273rushing yards, best game on filevs. Weber State, 20223rushing touchdowns, best game on filethree times; last vs. William & Mary, 2022

Honors

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2022 and 2024

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Montana State11519160.21,5908.3104
2023Montana State7511963.01,0689.0102
2024Montana State20430167.82,7839.2312
On file (2021–⁠24)39461164.55,4418.9518

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Montana State1468946.11361
2023Montana State856908.1576
2024Montana State1211,0378.61576
On file (2021–⁠24)3522,6217.43376

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Montana State4QBYr 2
2023Montana State4QBYr 3
2024Montana State4QBSo. (Yr 4)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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Montana State (FCS)2270.3566th (n=250)0.3280.640%
2023Montana State (FCS)1640.6097th (n=255)0.3298.536%
2024Montana State (FCS)3820.6599th (n=238)0.30249.740%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Montana State 16 games, 2,783 passing yards, 31 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 24atNew MexicoW 35–⁠3121322052030
Aug 31atUtah TechW 31–⁠714211521071
Sep 7vs.MaineW 41–⁠2412151441066
Sep 21vs.MercyhurstW 52–⁠1314182143013
Sep 28atIdaho StateW 37–⁠1710171421023
Oct 5vs.Northern ColoradoW 55–⁠178122254037
Oct 12vs.IdahoW 38–⁠7111512120140
Oct 19atPortland StateW 44–⁠1415202393034
Nov 2atEastern WashingtonW 42–⁠28132018121125
Nov 9vs.Sacramento StateW 49–⁠7710890040
Nov 16atUC DavisW 30–⁠281825174204
Nov 23vs.MontanaW 34–⁠11612941044
Dec 7vs.UT MartinW 49–⁠1722253004019
Dec 13vs.IdahoW 52–⁠19121817421131
Dec 21 ✦vs.South DakotaW 31–⁠1781713410125
Jan 6 ✦vs.North Dakota StateL 32–⁠35132419520135
2023 Montana State 9 games, 1,068 passing yards, 10 TD; 690 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Utah TechW 63–⁠208141571079
Sep 9atSouth Dakota StateL 16–⁠2066340046
Oct 14vs.Cal PolyW 59–⁠1979922031
Oct 21atSacramento StateW 42–⁠309149900105
Oct 28atIdahoL 21–⁠2412241912020
Nov 4vs.Northern ArizonaW 45–⁠21121812610107
Nov 11vs.Eastern WashingtonW 57–⁠1444981043
Nov 18atMontanaL 7–⁠374136711108
Dec 2 ✦vs.North Dakota StateL 34–⁠35131720421151
2022 Montana State 11 games, 1,590 passing yards, 10 TD; 894 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.McNeeseW 40–⁠1711191822044
Sep 10vs.Morehead StateW 63–⁠1316222652026
Sep 17vs.Oregon StateL 28–⁠6891810103135
Sep 24atEastern WashingtonW 38–⁠3548420010
Oct 15atNorthern ColoradoW 37–⁠1416202173040
Oct 22vs.Weber StateW 43–⁠38152314011273
Nov 5atNorthern ArizonaW 41–⁠38132917910119
Nov 12atCal PolyW 72–⁠28717800058
Nov 19vs.MontanaW 55–⁠216810400141
Dec 9vs.William & MaryW 55–⁠0791061045
Dec 17 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠391118174003

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day
Height6′0″
Weight208 lb
Arm length29⅛″W
Hand size8⅞″W
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.50 sW
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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