Tommy Mellott
| Montana State Bobcats – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Butte (Butte, Montana) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tommy Mellott is an American football quarterback for the Montana State Bobcats.
Early life and high school
[edit]Mellott grew up in Butte, Montana and attended Butte High School.[1] As a senior, he completed 191 of 300 pass attempts for 2,940 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 1,217 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named the Montana Gatorade Player of the Year.[2][3] Mellott committed to play college football at Montana State.[4]
College career
[edit]Mellott began his freshman season with the Montana State Bobcats playing wide receiver and on special teams.[5] He took over as the Bobcats starting quarterback prior to the team's game against UT Martin in opening round of the 2021 FCS Playoffs led Montana State to the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.[6] Mellott suffered a serious ankle injury on the first offensive drive of the game and the team lost 38–10 to North Dakota State.[7] Mellott finished the season with 484 passing yards and four touchdown passes while also rushing 716 yards and eight touchdowns.[8]
As a sophomore, Mellott was named second-team All-Big Sky Conference after he passed for 1,698 yards and 10 touchdowns with 4 interceptions and rushed for 1,071 yards and 13 touchdowns.[9] He repeated as a second-team All-Big Sky selection as a junior despite missing time due to injury and finished the season with 1,064 passing yards and 10 touchdowns with two interceptions and 689 rushing yards and five touchdowns.[10][11]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
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| 2020 | Redshirt 
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| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 3–1 | 28 | 53 | 52.8 | 484 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 154.4 | 113 | 716 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 10–2 | 128 | 210 | 61.0 | 1,698 | 8.1 | 10 | 4 | 140.1 | 170 | 1,071 | 6.3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 5–4 | 75 | 119 | 63.0 | 1,068 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 162.8 | 85 | 690 | 8.1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2–0 | 35 | 53 | 66.0 | 357 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 141.3 | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 3 |
| Career | 34 | 26 | 19–7 | 252 | 414 | 60.9 | 3,455 | 8.3 | 26 | 6 | 148.8 | 377 | 2,507 | 6.6 | 29 |
References
[edit]- ^ Emeigh, John (January 8, 2022). "Butte fans pack the sports bars to cheer on Tommy Mellott in championship game". KXLF.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "MSU football notebook: Butte's Tommy Mellott displays versatility; 'ups and downs' from QBs". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Butte QB Tommy Mellott Named Montana Player of the Year". The Spokesman-Review. December 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Reier, Evan (December 18, 2019). "Butte QB Tommy Mellott officially signs with Montana State". MontantaRightNow.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Pool, Colton (December 4, 2021). "Pool: Tommy Mellott gives Montana State offense new life in starting debut at quarterback". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State in FCS final with home-state freshman Tommy Mellott at QB". The Spokesman-Review. January 6, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Pool, Colton (January 8, 2022). "Pool: The absence of Tommy Mellott changed the complexion of Montana State's national championship loss". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State QB Tommy Mellott to undergo ankle surgery". The Montana Standard. January 14, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Breakdown of Montana State's QBs before 2023 season". Billings Gazette. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Bison notebook: Mellott fantastic at QB for Montana State before injury". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. December 2, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "MSU Bobcats marvel at Tommy Mellott's freakish abilities". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2024.