Pos. | DB |
Ht. | 5-9 |
Wt. | 160 |
Yr. | Jr. |
Hometown | Indianapolis, Ind. |
High School (Prev. School) | North Central |
2014: Appeared in ten games for the Brown and Gold in his junior campaign...amassed 60 tackles, led the team in passes defended with nine, tallied eight pass break-ups, and an interception...racked up nine tackles in the season opener at Western Illinois (Aug. 28)...registered 10 stops and batted away a pair of pass attempts in the home opener versus St. Joseph's (Sept. 6)...recorded a TFL as part of a nine-tackle afternoon at William Jewell (Sept. 20) in the Crusaders' 39-30 victory...picked off a pass at Campbell (Sept. 27)...accumulated a season-high 12 stops versus Marist (Oct. 4)...logged two stops versus Missouri Baptist (Oct. 11) in Valpo's 55-7 Homecoming rout...rattled off five solo stops at Dayton (Nov. 1)...broke up a pass attempt versus Butler in the Brown and Gold's 17-3 triumph over the Bulldogs...posted five tackles against Davidson (Nov. 22) in a 27-13 win in the season finale...named All-Pioneer Football League Honorable Mention.
2013: Appeared in ten contests for the Crusaders in his sophomore season...tied for the team lead in interceptions (2)...piled up four solo tackles in the season opener at North Dakota (Aug. 29)...recorded another four solo stops at Saint Joseph's (Sept. 7)...registered four tackles versus William Jewell (Sept. 14)...notched a season-high nine tackles (five solo), forced a fumble, and intercepted a pass in Valpo's 49-42 overtime win over Campbell (Sept. 28) on homecoming...picked off another pass, recovered a fumble, and racked up six tackles at Marist (Oct. 5)...made three tackles at Mercer (Oct. 12)...collected seven tackles (Five solo) versus Morehead State (Oct. 19)...recorded five stops versus San Diego (Nov. 2)...broke up a pass and made three tackles (one for a loss) at Butler (Nov. 9).
2012: Played in ten games for Valpo including one start...made his Crusader debut on Aug. 30th versus St. Joseph's...recorded six tackles (five solo) at Youngstown State (Sept. 8)...made three tackles at San Diego (Sept. 22)...had a solo tackle versus Butler on Oct. 6th...registered two tackles in four straight weeks: Marist (Oct. 27), Campbell (Nov. 3), Davidson (Nov. 10), and Morehead State (Nov. 17)...also broke up a pass in the Campbell and Davidson games.
Prep: A two-year letterwinner for the Panthers ... led team in interceptions as a senior ... also served as team captain in final season ... named team's most improved defensive back following junior campaign ... also earned one letter in wrestling ... an Academic All-State honoree on the mat ... team captain as a senior.
Personal: Melvin is the son of Melvin and Tania Graham ... major is engineering ... born March 28, 1994.
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