Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
Melvin Jordan IV
Senior linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 220 lb · St. Petersburg, FL · Clearwater Central Catholic H.S.
CFB Index 30 · #449 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Georgia Tech)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Mercer
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2022.
Melvin Jordan IV
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Mercer — Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Calvary Christian
20257 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Georgia Tech
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 89 | 40 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 44–11
vs Mercer
1 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Mercer.
With A. Mendoza — 249 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.2 · -8 rush yds (1 car) · A. Bacchetta — 51.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech1-2HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.7%
85 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tariq Speights’s 2022 season.
Matches Tariq on
Class year
PD rate
Height
Differs from Tariq on
Hurry rate (lower)
Sack rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tariq Speights's junior season at Eastern Michigan (2022).
Matches Tariq on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Tariq on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Melvin Jordan IV
The linebacker corps · Georgia Tech
- #44Kyle Efford77 tackles · 2025
- #2E.J. Lightsey76 tackles · 2025
- #1Cayman Spaulding41 tackles · 2025
- Melvin Jordan IV18 tackles · 2025
- #34Myles Forristall1 tackle · 2025
3 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology