2021 Spring Football Roster
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Jersey Number 47
Roger Mellado
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lorton, Va.
- High School:
- Gonzaga College High School (D.C.)
Bio
2021 Spring (Senior): Started all four games at defensive end ... made 10 tackles (six solo) ... logged 2.5 tackles for a loss and a half sack ... made a season-best five tackles (two solo) in the Patriot League Championship Game ... posted a tackle for a loss against Lafayette and in the Patriot League Championship Game ... broke up a pass at Lehigh ... one of two members of the class of 2021 to appear in all 37 of Bucknell's games during time in Lewisburg, joining P.J. Barr ... started final 32 games of career ... earned Bucknell's Tom Gadd Coaches' Award ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Junior): Started all 11 games on the defensive line for the second-straight season ... placed second among Bison defensive linemen with 31 tackles (12 solo) ... tied for first among defensive linemen with five tackles for a loss, 2.5 of which were sacks ... forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown with 44 seconds remaining in victory at Colgate ... made a season-best seven tackles and two sacks against the Raiders ... also made five tackles against No. 23/RV Princeton and four against Holy Cross in back-to-back games.
2018 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at defensive end ... one of seven Bison to start every contest ... finished second among Bucknell defensive linemen with 33 tackles (11 solo) ... tied for first among all Bison with two fumble recoveries ... tied for second on the team with 3.5 sacks ... also recorded 5.5 tackles for a loss ... made a season-best seven tackles in back-to-back games at No. 14/15 Villanova on Sept. 22 and at Holy Cross on Sept. 29 ... recovered first career fumble against the Crusaders, which came just outside the red zone and set up Bucknell’s game-deciding touchdown ... also recovered a fumble at Monmouth on Oct. 13 ... notched a season-best 1.5 sacks against No. 20/21 Colgate ... also totaled five tackles against the Raiders ... had a sack in final two tilts of the campaign ... captured Bucknell’s George Rieu Award as the outstanding defensive lineman ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, starting final six at defensive end ... recorded 16 tackles (seven solo), three tackles for a loss and one sack ... recorded season-high totals in tackles (6), tackles for a loss (2) and sacks (1) in first career start at Cornell on Oct. 14 ... made four tackles at Colgate on Oct. 28.
Gonzaga College High School: Three-year football letterwinner … First Team All-WCAC and All-DCSAA defensive lineman … USA Today Second Team All-Defensive Lineman … helped team to back-to-back DCSAA titles … team posted an 8-3 record his senior year … was also a two-year rugby letterwinner and a member of the wrestling team.
Personal: Roger Ballantine Mellado … born January 21, 1999 in Washington, D.C. … son of Andrea Mellado ... majors were political science and economics.
2019 (Junior): Started all 11 games on the defensive line for the second-straight season ... placed second among Bison defensive linemen with 31 tackles (12 solo) ... tied for first among defensive linemen with five tackles for a loss, 2.5 of which were sacks ... forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown with 44 seconds remaining in victory at Colgate ... made a season-best seven tackles and two sacks against the Raiders ... also made five tackles against No. 23/RV Princeton and four against Holy Cross in back-to-back games.
2018 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at defensive end ... one of seven Bison to start every contest ... finished second among Bucknell defensive linemen with 33 tackles (11 solo) ... tied for first among all Bison with two fumble recoveries ... tied for second on the team with 3.5 sacks ... also recorded 5.5 tackles for a loss ... made a season-best seven tackles in back-to-back games at No. 14/15 Villanova on Sept. 22 and at Holy Cross on Sept. 29 ... recovered first career fumble against the Crusaders, which came just outside the red zone and set up Bucknell’s game-deciding touchdown ... also recovered a fumble at Monmouth on Oct. 13 ... notched a season-best 1.5 sacks against No. 20/21 Colgate ... also totaled five tackles against the Raiders ... had a sack in final two tilts of the campaign ... captured Bucknell’s George Rieu Award as the outstanding defensive lineman ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, starting final six at defensive end ... recorded 16 tackles (seven solo), three tackles for a loss and one sack ... recorded season-high totals in tackles (6), tackles for a loss (2) and sacks (1) in first career start at Cornell on Oct. 14 ... made four tackles at Colgate on Oct. 28.
Gonzaga College High School: Three-year football letterwinner … First Team All-WCAC and All-DCSAA defensive lineman … USA Today Second Team All-Defensive Lineman … helped team to back-to-back DCSAA titles … team posted an 8-3 record his senior year … was also a two-year rugby letterwinner and a member of the wrestling team.
Personal: Roger Ballantine Mellado … born January 21, 1999 in Washington, D.C. … son of Andrea Mellado ... majors were political science and economics.
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