Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-20@ Nevada | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
#99
Melvin Swindle
Senior defensive lineman on Sacramento State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 294 lb · Oklahoma City, OK
CFB Index 15 · #283 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Sacramento State for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
DL recruit
No. 819 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman on Sacramento State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2021.
Melvin Swindle
Wins his gap play after play. Fourth year in the Sacramento State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles against Nevada — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Heritage Hall
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
2025—
2026Sacramento State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 24 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 23 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 19 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 27-24 over that span.
2021Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
56.1%
147 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
65.5
4 games
Team sack rate
1.2%
161 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Darius Richardson’s 2023 season.
Matches Darius on
Weight
Sack rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Darius Richardson's senior season at Army (2023).
97%match
Matches Darius on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Melvin Swindle
The defensive line · Sacramento State
- #93Malachi Kindle1.5 tackles for loss · 2026
- #9Malik Tullis1 tackle for loss · 2026
- #5Nick Dimitris1 tackle for loss · 2026
- #98Collin Kallhoff1 tackle for loss · 2026
- #99Melvin Swindle1 game · 2025
18 more on the roster · Sacramento State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology