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Mitchell Melton Indianapolis Colts · #54

Defensive End · 6' 3", 253 lbs · Silver Spring, MD

Mitchell Melton is a Defensive End for the Indianapolis Colts, an undrafted signing.

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Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Mitchell Melton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Mitchell Melton is a Defensive End for the Indianapolis Colts, an undrafted signing.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Mitchell Melton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
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Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1835 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
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Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Mitchell Melton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Mitchell Melton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Mitchell Melton career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
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Context

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

21–61proj record
#12conf seed
-7.8net rtg
110.1off rtg
117.9def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: A.J. Haulcy, Adetomiwa Adebawore.
How his role moves
Projected 21–61, 12th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Mitchell Melton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Mitchell Melton is a Defensive End for the Indianapolis Colts.

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Mitchell Melton is an Indianapolis Colts defensive end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Melton goes from here.

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Melton's story
The documentary, narrated
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
253 lbs
Born
Silver Spring, MD
Jersey
#54
Background

Mitchell Melton is from Silver Spring, MD. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive end at 6' 3", 253 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Melton is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

Mitchell Melton is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 0 tackles across his career.

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense0 career tackles up front.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Mitchell Melton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Mitchell Melton, answered.

What position does Mitchell Melton play?
Mitchell Melton is a Defensive End for the Indianapolis Colts.
When was Mitchell Melton drafted?
Mitchell Melton entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Mitchell Melton played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Mitchell Melton's career stats?
He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Mitchell Melton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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