#17

Mitchell Melton

Senior defensive end for Virginia. 2025: 4.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

DE · Virginia · Sr. · #17

6′4″ · 256 lb · Silver Spring, MD

CFB Index 85 · #29 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Virginia for 2026

How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

QB hurries: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

4.5

sacks · 2025

9.5 TFL · 45 tackles · 7 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 5 tackles, at Louisville

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Virginia. 2025: 4.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2020.
  • Transferred from Ohio State to Virginia in 2025.
His career, year by year

Mitchell Melton

DE · Virginia · Sr · #17

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Florida State — Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology