Melvin Jordan IV
Melvin Jordan IV
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Temple — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 18 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 45 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 21 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 37 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 24–21
vs Clemson
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tariq Speights’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tariq Speights's junior season at Eastern Michigan (2022).
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