Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Paris Melvin Jr.
Freshman defensive back on Houston's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Cypress, TX · Cy-Springs HS
Returning to Houston for 2026
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 244 nationally · Signed with Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Houston in 2026.
Paris Melvin Jr.
The receipt: 2 tackles against Southern — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Houston4-star out of Cy Springs
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Houston2-0HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–6
vs Southern
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 71-point win at home against Southern.
With K. Henderson — 83 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.8 · 54 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · C. Weigman — 120 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.3 · 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Houston
Returning around him
- 1 Houston player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (18 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #38
Background
High School Prepped at Cy Springs Four-star prospect (247Sports, On3) Three-star prospect (ESPN) No. 6 athlete nationally (247Sports) No. 12 athlete nationally (On3) No. 125 recruit nationally (247Sports) Top 300 recruit nationally (On3) No. 17 recruit in Texas (247Sports) Rushed for 1,927 yards...
The secondary · Houston
- #21Myles Rowser84 tackles · 2025
- #8Kentrell Webb71 tackles · 2025
- #6Jordan Allen48 tackles · 2025
- Javion White44 tackles · 2025
- #14Paris Melvin Jr.1 game · 2026
20 more on the roster · Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology