Colorado · L 13-14
No tackles.
Tennessee · L 24-45
No tackles.
Boston College · L 27-49
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · L 11-34
3 tackles
The other 4 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Jordan has tackles in 5 of Georgia Tech’s 8 games: none against Colorado, Tennessee and Boston College.
Melvin Jordan IV
Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray and Brent Key. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Stanford — Week 4, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Melvin Jordan IV at Stanford.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 20 | 13 | 2.0 | 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 | 104 | 50 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 11-34 at Pittsburgh, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 5 games with play by play.
How Georgia Tech’s defense played that day
Pittsburgh’s 15 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 3 · 2026
W 44-11
vs Mercer
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Mercer.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups20 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray and Brent Key.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
