Tulane · L 21-24
No tackles.
Arkansas State · L 13-23
No tackles.
UL Monroe · W 35-21
No tackles.
Spriggs has tackles in 5 of Southern Miss’s 8 games: none against Tulane, Arkansas State and UL Monroe.
Melvin Spriggs
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Joe Moorhead and Blake Anderson. The first one came in 2025: MAC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Alcorn State — Week 1, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Akron | 45 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Akron | 18 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 37 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 49-3
vs Alcorn State
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Joe Moorhead and Blake Anderson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
From Landstuhl, VA — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
