Bo Melton

#18 · WR · Sr. · Rutgers5′11″ · 190 lb · Mays Landing, NJ · Cedar Creek

Bo Melton: WR · Rutgers · #18.

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Bo Melton

WR · Rutgers · Sr · #18

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Rutgers. One game to point at: 125 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Delaware — Week 3, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Rutgers in the news

Rutgers QB out for gameThe Detroit News Oct 29
Kaj Sanders, Zahmir Dawud out for season247Sports Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Rutgers	55	618	11.2	3	57
2020	Rutgers	46	639	13.9	6	66
2019	Rutgers	30	427	14.2	2	52
2018	Rutgers	28	245	8.8	0	28
2017	Rutgers	4	83	20.8	0	48
Career		163	2,012	12.3	11	66

Season	Team
2021	Rutgers	9	51	116	38	--
2020	Rutgers	6	69	177	58	1
2019	Rutgers	4	22	--	--	--
2018	Rutgers	6	23	--	--	--
2017	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--
Career		25	165	293	96	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 61-14vs Temple	6	59	9.8	1	40
Wk 2	W 17-7@ Syracuse	8	43	5.4	0	9
Wk 3	W 45-13vs Delaware	6	125	20.8	1	57	Season-high 125 yds
Wk 4	L 13-20@ No. 19 Michigan	4	26	6.5	0	8
Wk 7	L 7-21@ Northwestern	8	101	12.6	1	46
Wk 9	W 20-14@ Illinois	5	58	11.6	0	26
Wk 10	L 3-52vs Wisconsin	6	61	10.2	0	35
Wk 11	W 38-3@ Indiana	5	50	10.0	0	27
Wk 12	L 0-28@ Penn State	3	47	15.7	0	34
Wk 13	L 16-40vs Maryland	4	48	12.0	0	31
Total		55	618	11.2	3	57

Signature game

Week 3 · 2021

W 45-13

vs Delaware

6 rec · 125 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Delaware.

With N. Vedral — 323 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.4 · 15 rush yds (5 car) · A. Cruickshank — 3 rec · 26 yds · 10 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Delaware · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.84Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 57 yds to the Delaw 27 for a
Week 7 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.48Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 46 yds to the Nwest 38 for a
Week 1 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 40 yds for a TD, (Valentino Ambrosio KICK)
Week 10 · Wisconsin · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 35 yds to the Wisc 27 for a
Week 12 · Penn State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.85Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 34 yds to the PnSt 15 for a
Week 3 · Delaware · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 28 yds for a TD (Valentino Ambrosio KICK)

4 more plays

Week 7 · Northwestern · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.49Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 18 yds for a TD (Valentino Ambrosio KICK)
Week 13 · Maryland · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.39Evan Simon pass complete to Bo Melton for 20 yds to the Rutgr 43 for a
Week 9 · Illinois · 4th and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.19Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Bo Melton for 13 yds to the Illin 20 for a
Week 3 · Delaware · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.10Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 18 yds to the Rutgr 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2017Rutgers4-8HC: Chris Ash · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2018Rutgers1-11HC: Chris Ash · Run-leaning

2019Rutgers2-10HC: Chris Ash and Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Rutgers3-6HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 57 (#131 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

57Quality starter #131 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (84th percentile). Strength: rush yards (83rd percentile). Concern: epa / target (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#324 / 655 · 50th pct

13.3%

Yards / catch#395 / 655 · 40th pct

11.6

Catch rate#410 / 655 · 37th pct

72.0%

TD rate#440 / 655 · 32nd pct

4.0%

EPA / target#548 / 655 · 16th pct

0.33

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#86 / 557 · 84th pct

Rush yards#47 / 273 · 83rd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Rec yards#136 / 557 · 76th pct

618

Long catch#190 / 557 · 65th pct

Rec TDs#196 / 557 · 58th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Yards / catch#430 / 557 · 22nd pct

11.2

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	5.5	73.2	13.2	0.5
Road6g	5.5	54.2	10.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.4	70.8	11.0	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	52.8	11.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Pass share

44.3%

394 pass / 495 run

Plays / game

74.1

12 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

415 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

55 catches and 9 carries in 10 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

57 · #131 of 468 WRs · 2021

Former four-star. Now #131 at the position.

Bo Melton

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons at Rutgers, drafted

2017 5 games

2022