Chez Mellusi
Chez Mellusi
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Chez Mellusi has been at Wisconsin through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 74 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Western Michigan — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 1,827 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 27–13
vs South Dakota
60 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Vavae Malepeai’s 2021 season.
Matches Vavae on
Differs from Vavae on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
Joshua Samuel
Demetric Felton
Garrett Groshek
Matches Joshua on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-72%
Sharp dropoff (-72%) — career inflection point.