Melvin Hills III

DLJunior6' 3", 292 lbsNew Iberia, LA

UConn Huskies4-4 · TDC #80

Snap share

42%

likely 27–53%

Tackles

1765th of 5664 in FBS

Solo

Tackles for loss

Sacks

Interceptions

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Defense	Value	FBS rank
Havoc plays	0	—
Tackles for loss	0	—
Run stops	5	1669th / 3422
Sacks	0	—
Pass breakups	0	—
Interceptions	0	—
Forced fumbles	0	—
Tackles	10	—

Charting

Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended

2 broken up · 0 intercepted

QB hurries

as the play text names the rusher

Tackles after a catch

completions he tackled

Coverage plays

PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD	Havoc
2026 so far	UConn#80 · 4-4	7	42%	15	0	0	0	2	0
2025	Texas#16 · 10-3	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Melvin Hills III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Melvin Hills III's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 7.0 vs Massachusetts (Week 8)0 of 7 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	Lafayette	W 56–7	5.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
2	Maryland	L 14–38	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
3	@Southern Miss	W 48–20	6.6	2	0	0	0	0	1	·	·
4	@Miami (OH)	L 21–24	4.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	·	·
5	Syracuse	L 41–42	—	no stats recorded
6	@Temple	W 34–20	5.6	2	2	0	0	0	0	·	·
8	Massachusetts	W 35–16	7.0	4	1	0	0	0	1	·	·
9	@Air Force	L 26–35	5.8	3	1	0	0	0	0	·	·
2026 · 7 games			5.4	15	5	0	0	0	2	·	·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense	2026	FBS rank
Tackles	15	1765th / 5664
Solo	5	—
Tackles for loss	0	—
Sacks	0	—
QB hurries	0	—
Passes defended	2	471st / 1772
Defensive TD	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Opp. plays	Est. snaps	Plays made	Snap share
Wk 1 · Lafayette	71	~40 (20–50)	2	56%
Wk 2 · Maryland	78	~38 (15–60)	1	49%
Wk 3 · Southern Miss	78	~44 (22–55)	3	56%
Wk 4 · Miami (OH)	61	~23 (9–36)	1	38%
Wk 6 · Temple	60	~28 (11–44)	2	47%
Wk 8 · Massachusetts	66	~40 (20–50)	5	61%
Wk 9 · Air Force	77	~27 (11–43)	3	35%
Season	576	240 (153–308)	17	42%

Position Room

18 DLs on the UConn roster, ordered by tkl

#	Player	Pos	Class	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
2	Tahjae Mullix	DL	SR	31	2	0.5	—	1
15	Anas Luqman	DL	SR	22	4.5	2	1	3
9	Zakaih Saez	DL	SO	20	1	0	—	1
52	Joshua Mickens	DE	SR	16	3.5	3	—	2
3	Esean Carter	DT	SR	15	1.5	0	—	2
95	Melvin Hills III	DL	JR	15	0	0	—	2
14	Desmond Aladuge	DT	SR	11	1	0	—	1
17	Shamar Riser-Pressley	DL	JR	8	1	1	—	0
55	Andrew Laurich	DL	SR	6	0	0	—	0
94	Matt Hoffman	DL	SR	6	0	0	—	0
25	Odera Orizu	DE	JR	4	0	0	—	0
97	Chamberlain Campbell	DE	JR	4	0	0	—	0
11	Avery Dunn	DL	SR	2	1	0	—	0
91	Mateo Kipke	DL	FR	1	0	0	—	0
59	Eddie Dresch	DL	JR	—	—	—	—	—
93	DJ Pouncy	DT	FR	—	—	—	—	—
96	Makijah Latiker	DL	FR	—	—	—	—	—
	Rodarion Tellez	DL		0	0	0	—	0

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. UConn depth chart →