- Name
- Mitchell Melton
- Nationality
United States- Position
- OLB
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 243
- Hometown
- Silver Spring, MD
- High School
- Good Counsel
- Transferred To
- Virginia
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Defensive Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jersey #: 17 (2023), 20 (2021-22), 37 (2020)
Major: Communications (2021-23)
Weight: 253 (2023), 245 (2022), 243 (2020)
2023 Media Guide: Mitchell is in his fourth year with the program and has three seasons of eligibility … missed both the 2021 and the 2022 campaigns because of injury … is being used as a rush end/linebacker.
2022 Media Guide: Mitchell is in his third year with the program and has four seasons of eligibility … Was being used as a rush end/linebacker in 2022 spring drills by the new defensive staff before an injury ended his spring.
2021: Missed the 2021 campaign because of injury.
2021 Media Guide: Played in one game as a true freshman in 2020 for the Big Ten and Sugar Bowl champion Buckeyes … suffered an injury during spring practice in 2021 and will be sidelined
indefinitely.
2020 Media Guide: A four-star prospect who 247Sports ranked as the No. 11 outside linebacker and No. 8 player in Maryland.
High School: As a senior, helped Good Counsel High School and head coach Andy Stefanelli win the coveted Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship with a 16-14 victory over St. John’s … finished his senior season with 97 tackles, 16 TFLs, an interception, four FFs, eight PBUs, and a school-record 20 sacks … WCAC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team defense (linebacker) … had eight tackles, 3.5 sacks and one pass breakup in a WCAC semifinal win over Gonzaga and two more sacks in the championship game … NBC Sports Washington’s All-DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) football team – Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year … Washington Post All-Met 2019 Football Team – Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Is the son of Jennifer and Jeff Melton.