Last confirmed: Middle Tennessee, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 212 lb · Leesburg, GA
Chris Melton: LB · Middle Tennessee · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Melton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Middle Tennessee linebacker corps. On tape: 9 tackles against Charlotte, Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 41 | 20 | 6.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 30 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 102 | 52 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Career | 180 | 95 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-40@ No. 7 Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-26vs Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-41vs Duke | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-28@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-33@ North Texas | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-17vs Florida International | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-34@ Charlotte | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 28-31vs Rice | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-17vs Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 20 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups41 tackles · 6 for loss.
4 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 27-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
47.5%
365 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Middle Tennessee, 180 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rick Stockstill.
