Melique Straker: LB · Arkansas State · #21.
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Melique Straker
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A two-star recruit with three seasons on the field at Arkansas State since. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Texas State — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 85 | 45 | 6.5 | 0.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 81 | 39 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 50 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 216 | 114 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-73@ No. 20 Oklahoma | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-37vs Memphis | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Stony Brook | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-37vs Southern Miss | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-28@ Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27vs Coastal Carolina | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24@ UL Monroe | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-17vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21@ South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 77-31vs Texas State | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 21-35@ Marshall | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-21vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 45 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 77-31
vs Texas State
1 interception · 1.5 tackles for loss · 13 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Texas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups85 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Butch Jones — 11-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
45.0%
370 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
85 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #149 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arkansas State, 216 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Jones.
From Brampton, ON — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
