3 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 | Southern Miss#121 · 3-5 | 5 | 17% | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | Akron#120 · 5-7 | 12 | 55% | 51 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | Akron#119 · 4-8 | 10 | 16% | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Melvin Spriggs's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Melvin Spriggs'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
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 49–3 | 6.6 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | L 8–43 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | L 20–48 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | @ | L 21–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ | L 34–55 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | L 13–23 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 8 | W 35–31 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 9 | @ | W 35–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.4 | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 12 | 2080th / 5664 |
| Solo | 7 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1.5 | 1272nd / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 · Alcorn State | 59 | ~53 (27–59) | 7 | 90% |
| Wk 2 · Auburn | 85 | ~32 (3–58) | 2 | 38% |
| Wk 3 · UConn | 71 | ~· | 1 | 0% |
| Wk 6 · Troy | 80 | ~5 (0–29) | 1 | 6% |
| Wk 8 · Louisiana | 81 | ~13 (0–74) | 1 | 16% |
| Season | 607 | 103 (40–136) | 12 | 17% |
9 LBs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mathis Haygood | LB | JR | 70 | 5.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Wesley Edison | LB | SO | 54 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
| 33 | Avery Sledge | LB | SR | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Melvin Spriggs | LB | JR | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Tyler Lassiter | LB | SO | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Marrio Williams Jr. | LB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 6 | Andrew Martin | LB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 49 | BJ Mitchell | LB | JR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Ricky Harding | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Southern Miss depth chart →