2022 NFL Draft Pick (Seventh Round, Seattle Seahawks)
2021 Third Team All-Big Ten (Pro Football Focus)
2021 Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
2021 All-ECAC Offense
2021 MVP – Offense
2021 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2021 Team Captain
2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)
2020 Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Hornung Award Honor Roll (Dec. 14, 2020)
2020 Team Captain
2021 (Senior): Started 11 games at wide receiver ... leaves ranked third in program history with 56 games played, sixth with 164 receptions, tied for eighth with five 100-yard receiving games and 10th with 2,011 receiving yards ... selected in the seventh round of the
2022 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks ... invited to the Reese's Senior Bowl and NFL Combine ... claimed a spot on the All-ECAC Offense (12/21) ... earned MVP – Offense at the team banquet (12/12) ... selected All-Big Ten by
Pro Football Focus (third team) and
Phil Steele (fourth team) ... led the team with 823 all-purpose yards on the season (618 receiving, 116 kickoff return, 51 rushing, 38 punt return) ... paced the Scarlet Knights with 55 receptions with seven games with five or more catches ... recorded a career-high 217 all-purpose yards (116 kickoff return, 48 receiving, 36 rushing, 17 punt return) against Maryland (11/27) ... moved into 10th in program history by adding 47 receiving yards at Penn State (11/20) ... logged five catches for 50 yards, a 13-yard rush and a seven-yard punt return in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... picked up six receptions for 61 yards versus Wisconsin (11/6) ... contributed five catches for 58 yards in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... returned at Northwestern (10/16) and hauled in eight receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown ... played in 50th career game against No. 11 Ohio State (10/2) ... added four receptions at No. 19 Michigan (9/25) ... posted six catches for 125 yards and a touchdown versus Delaware (9/18) ... added eight receptions at Syracuse (9/11) ... scored a 40-yard touchdown on six receptions in the win over Temple (9/4) ... selected to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award (7/22) ... voted a team captain for the second time ... named Preseason All-Big Ten (third team) by
Phil Steele (6/22) and
Athlon Sports (5/19).
2020 (Senior): Started all nine games at wide receiver ... named honorable mention All-Big Ten in the media and coaches' vote (12/15) ... added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list (11/19) as one of the top receivers nationally regardless of position ... selected Third Team All-Big Ten by
Phil Steele (1/6) ... voted a team captain ... led the team with 47 receptions, 638 receiving yards, nine touchdowns (six receiving, two rushing, one punt return), 56 points scored and 942 all-purpose yards ... contributed 177 yards on six kickoff returns and 58 punt return yards as one of three players in the Big Ten to score a touchdown on a punt return ... rushed six times for 69 yards ... ranked third in the Big Ten with nine total touchdowns, fifth with six receiving touchdowns, fifth with 638 receiving yards, fifth with 235 combined kick return yards, sixth with 47 receptions, sixth with 54 points, seventh with 5.2 receptions per game and 10th with 104.67 all-purpose yards per game ... one of three receivers in the Big Ten to rank in the top six in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns ... had five games with at least 100 all-purpose yards, three games scoring multiple touchdowns and two games in triple-figure receiving yards ... logged at least three receptions in every game with a high of seven three times ... ended the season with at least one catch in 21 consecutive games ... led the team in receiving yards in 7-of-9 games ... registered a catch that result in a first down or touchdown 27 times ... totaled 10 receptions of at least 20 yards with a long of 66 ... picked up 184 all-purpose yards (94 kickoff return, 81 receiving, nine rushing) and hauled in a two-point conversion against Nebraska (12/18) ... rushed for two touchdowns and totaled 125 all-purpose yards (62 rushing, 45 receiving, 18 kickoff return) in the win at Maryland (12/12) ... recognized nationally for performance in College Park by earning a spot on the Hornung Award Honor Roll (12/14) for versatility ... scored a three-yard touchdown on a fourth-down reception versus Penn State (12/5) ... picked up 31 receiving yards on three catches in the win at Purdue (11/28) ... notched second-straight game with over 100 receiving yards with 109 on seven catches with a 61-yard touchdown against Michigan (11/21) ... scored two touchdowns, including a season-best 66-yard catch, with 150 receiving yards versus Illinois (11/14) ... scored on a 58-yard punt return and added seven receptions for 86 yards on the way to a game and season-high 170 all-purpose yards at No. 3 Ohio State (11/7) ... scored two touchdowns on four catches against No. 17 Indiana (10/31) ... recorded four receptions for 50 yards and recovered a fumble on punt coverage in the season-opening win at Michigan State (10/24).
2019 (Junior): Started all 12 games at wide receiver ... led the team with 30 receptions for 427 yards ... scored two touchdowns ... picked up 17 receiving first downs, including six on third down and three on fourth down ... ranked 19th in the Big Ten following the regular season with 14.23 yards per reception ... first Rutgers wide receiver since 2015 (Janarion Grant) to record a reception in every game of the season ... paced the team in receiving yards in three games ... recorded three receptions for 52 yards at No. 12 Penn State (11/30) ... scored a 45-yard touchdown against No. 2 Ohio State (11/16) ... collected five receptions for 47 yards in the win over Liberty (10/26) ... hauled in a 49-yard reception against Maryland (10/5) ... added 42 receiving yards and 21 rushing yards versus Boston College (9/21) ... had a 17-yard catch for a first down at No. 20 Iowa (9/7) ... totaled a game-high 127 receiving yards, including a 52-yard catch, on six receptions with first career touchdown in win over Massachusetts (8/30).
2018 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with seven starts at wide receiver ... finished second on the team with 28 receptions for 245 yards ... picked up 13 first downs (12 receiving, one rushing) ... collected three catches for 29 yards against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... totaled four receptions at Wisconsin (11/3) ... recorded a season-high six catches for 70 yards versus Illinois (10/6) ... totaled four receptions for 32 yards against Indiana (9/29) ... hauled in three passes for 29 yards versus Buffalo (9/22) ... had two catches at Kansas (9/15) ... collected two receptions at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) ... led the team with 57 receiving yards on four catches in the season opener versus Texas State (9/1).
2017 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games with three starts at wide receiver ... totaled four receptions for 83 yards ... led the team with 20.8 yards per catch ... added three tackles ... first on the team with 31 receiving yards on two receptions at Indiana (11/18) ... collected a four-yard catch at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) ... had a tackle on special teams in the win over Maryland (11/4) ... recorded a 48-yard reception for first career catch in the win over Morgan State (9/16) ... made start at wide receiver in collegiate debut against No. 8 Washington (9/1) ... only the sixth true freshman to start the season opener on offense or defense since 2002.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Tim Watson at Cedar Creek … led the Pirates to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 final as a senior … despite an injury sustained early in his final season, finished with 51 receptions for 766 yards and nine touchdowns … also added 451 rushing yards and seven scores on the ground … First Team All-State and All-Group 2 by the
Star-Ledger … Athlete of the Fall and First Team Football All-Star by the
Press of Atlantic City … First Team All-South Jersey by
Philly.com … All-South Jersey Offense by the
Courier-Post … accumulated 13 rushing touchdowns with 742 yards on the ground and added 31 catches for 676 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior … helped Cedar Creek capture 2015 NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 Championship as a junior … First Team All-State and All-Group 2 as a junior by the
Star-Ledger … also the
Star-Ledger's Cape-Atlantic League Football Player of the Year in 2015 … Offensive Player of the Year by the
Courier-Post … a consensus four-star recruit and top wide receiver in New Jersey … seventh-best player in New Jersey and a top-50 pass catcher nationally by
Rivals … top receiver in the Garden State and 54th-best wideout nationally by
Scout … pegged the top wide receiver in New Jersey by
ESPN … 34th-best pass catcher in the country by
247Sports … also played basketball and competed in track and field at Cedar Creek … captured the Cape-Atlantic League 200m, 400m and long jump titles in 2016.
Personal: Older brother of Scarlet Knight teammate Max Melton ... father, Gary, played wide receiver and running back at Rutgers from 1987-91 … mother, Vicky, competed on the Rutgers women's basketball team from 1989-93 … a criminal justice major.
