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Jersey Number 32
Chris Melton
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 212
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, GA
- High School:
- Lee County
Bio
2019 (r-Senior)
• Played in nine games and earned five starts
• Ended the season ranked seventh on the team in tackles with 41, including 6.0 TFLs and a fumble recovery
• Graded out a winner eight games
• Was limited during spring practice while recovering from surgery
• Collected three stops at Michigan
• Recorded a TFL in win over TSU
• Turned in four tackles against Duke, including 2.0 TFLs
• Missed the Iowa and Marshall games with an injury
• Returned against FAU and had four tackles
• Recovered a fumble at UNT
• Had five stops, including a TFL in win over FIU
• Turned in nine tackles at Charlotte
• Collected seven stops, including a TFL against Rice
• Injured against ODU and missed the WKU game
2018 (Senior)
• Turned in five tackles at Vanderbilt
• Injured at Georgia and was lost until the bowl game
• Returned against App State in the New Orleans Bowl
• Was redshirted
2017 (Junior)
• Played in all 13 games and had three starts
• Finished with 30 total tackles, including 4.0 TFLs, a sack, a pass breakup and two hurries
• Added seven tackles and a pass breakup against Vanderbilt
• Collected two TFLs, including a sack against Bowling Green
• Had five solo tackles against Marshall
2016 (Sophomore)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Earned the Grinder award for Linebackers in the spring
• Played in all 13 games and earned 10 starts
• Led team with a career-best 102 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Had four double digit tackle games
• Led entire team with 1,085 snaps played, including three games with over 100 snaps
• Earned his first career start against LA Tech and responded with a team-leading 13 tackles, including a half sack and a pass breakup
• Credited with 14 tackles to go with a fumble recovery in road win against Missouri
• Turned in 11 tackles in win over FAU
2015 (Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games
• Saw action in 342 total snaps
• Finished season with 17 total tackles and a hurry
• Ranked third on team with 10 special teams tackles
• Collected three solo stops against Jackson State and added two against Charlotte
• Had two tackles at UTSA
• Played a season-high 77 snaps against WMU and responded with six stops and a hurry
High School
• Lettered in football and track for four years at Lee County High School
• 2014 first team all-region and first team all-Albany Herald
• 2013 second team all-region
• Had 85 tackles, seven pass breakups and five blocked kicks in 2014 while collecting 87 stops, four pass breakups and six blocked kicks in 2013
• Played for Coach Dean Fabrizio
Personal
• Full name: Christopher Chanton Melton
• Parents: Christopher Melton Sr. and Denice Preston
• Born: 1/12/97
• Major: Concrete Industry Management
• Played in nine games and earned five starts
• Ended the season ranked seventh on the team in tackles with 41, including 6.0 TFLs and a fumble recovery
• Graded out a winner eight games
• Was limited during spring practice while recovering from surgery
• Collected three stops at Michigan
• Recorded a TFL in win over TSU
• Turned in four tackles against Duke, including 2.0 TFLs
• Missed the Iowa and Marshall games with an injury
• Returned against FAU and had four tackles
• Recovered a fumble at UNT
• Had five stops, including a TFL in win over FIU
• Turned in nine tackles at Charlotte
• Collected seven stops, including a TFL against Rice
• Injured against ODU and missed the WKU game
2018 (Senior)
• Turned in five tackles at Vanderbilt
• Injured at Georgia and was lost until the bowl game
• Returned against App State in the New Orleans Bowl
• Was redshirted
2017 (Junior)
• Played in all 13 games and had three starts
• Finished with 30 total tackles, including 4.0 TFLs, a sack, a pass breakup and two hurries
• Added seven tackles and a pass breakup against Vanderbilt
• Collected two TFLs, including a sack against Bowling Green
• Had five solo tackles against Marshall
2016 (Sophomore)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Earned the Grinder award for Linebackers in the spring
• Played in all 13 games and earned 10 starts
• Led team with a career-best 102 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Had four double digit tackle games
• Led entire team with 1,085 snaps played, including three games with over 100 snaps
• Earned his first career start against LA Tech and responded with a team-leading 13 tackles, including a half sack and a pass breakup
• Credited with 14 tackles to go with a fumble recovery in road win against Missouri
• Turned in 11 tackles in win over FAU
2015 (Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games
• Saw action in 342 total snaps
• Finished season with 17 total tackles and a hurry
• Ranked third on team with 10 special teams tackles
• Collected three solo stops against Jackson State and added two against Charlotte
• Had two tackles at UTSA
• Played a season-high 77 snaps against WMU and responded with six stops and a hurry
High School
• Lettered in football and track for four years at Lee County High School
• 2014 first team all-region and first team all-Albany Herald
• 2013 second team all-region
• Had 85 tackles, seven pass breakups and five blocked kicks in 2014 while collecting 87 stops, four pass breakups and six blocked kicks in 2013
• Played for Coach Dean Fabrizio
Personal
• Full name: Christopher Chanton Melton
• Parents: Christopher Melton Sr. and Denice Preston
• Born: 1/12/97
• Major: Concrete Industry Management
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