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Name: Tommy Mellott 
College: Montana State      Number: 4
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Height: 6-0   Weight: 208
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Class/Draft Year: Sr/2025

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  Tommy Mellott threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more touchdowns to help FCS No. 4 Montana State beat Utah Tech 31-7 Saturday night. Mellott was 14-of-21 passing for 152 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown to Rohan Jones, and added 71 yards rushing on six carries for Montana State (2-0). Scottre Humphrey had 104 yards rushing on 20 carries. Taco Dowler returned a punt 53 yards to the 8, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Adam Jones that opened the scoring late in the first quarter and Mellott kept the ball on a zone-read play and raced 47 yards for a TD that made it 14-0 with 13:13 left in the second quarter.

Mellott connected with Rohan Jones for a 45-yard touchdown pass early in the third and Myles Sansted kicked a 27-yard field goal to make it 24-0 going into the fourth quarter. Mellott capped an 11-play, 82-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run with 14:02 to play. Deacon Hill scored on a 24-yard run about a minute later for Utah Tech (0-1). - AP College Football


(DS#36 QB) Sr/2025 QB Tommy MellottMontana State
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  Adam Jones scored on a 93-yard dash and Scottre Humphrey added a 4-yard run for the go-ahead score as Montana State scored twice in the final 4 1/2 minutes to stun New Mexico 35-31 in a season opener on Saturday. The Lobos, in the debut of Bronco Mendenhall as coach, led 17-0 early in the second quarter and 24-14 at halftime. A 13-yard fumble return by Noah Avinger - the Lobos' second scoop-and-score of the game - gave New Mexico a 31-14 lead three plays into the third quarter.

New Mexico had drives of 57 and 50 yards come up empty in the second half, but the Lobos still led 31-21 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining. At that point, Jones took a first-down hand off and was barely touched as he raced up the left sideline to make it 31-28. New Mexico punted with 1:59 remaining and Montana State drove 89 yards to Humphrey's go-ahead score with 10 seconds remaining. The Bobcats had 182 yards on their final two possessions and finished with 567 totals yards to 325 for New Mexico. Jones had 167 yards rushing and Humphrey had 140 as they led Montana State to 362 yards on the ground. Tommy Mellott passed for 205 yards with two touchdowns. - AP College Football


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  Tommy Mellott ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth and Isaiah Ifanse ran for 162 yards and two scores as Montana State drilled William & Mary, 55-7 in a Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal game on a 17-degree Friday night. The Bobcats (12-1) advance to the semifinals and a potential rematch with South Dakota State, which faces Holy Cross in a quarterfinal match-up Saturday. Montana State knocked off the Jackrabbits, 31-17 in a semifinal matchup in 2021 and advanced to face North Dakota State for the national title before losing.

Mellott spearheaded an offense that posted 473 yards of total offense, 328 of it on the ground. Montana State's defense forced William & Mary to punt 10 times and the Bobcats' punt-return squad had 143 yards and a touchdown on a 79-yard return by Taco Dowler. Mellott scored the game's first touchdown on the final play of the first quarter, skirting the left end and racing 22 yards down the sideline to make it 10-0. After holding the Tribe to a three-and-out, Ifanse raced 68 yards untouched to the end zone to make it 17-0. Ifanse, who missed the entire regular season with an injury, had 153 yards in the first half and became the all-time leading rusher in Montana State history. - Montana State/AP College Football


(DS#36 QB) Sr/2025 QB Tommy MellottMontana State
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY SECOND TEAM: QB Tommy Mellott (MSU),...Of the 14 Bobcats honored, only O'Reilly, Okada and Patterson are seniors. Chambers, Askeslon and Snell are juniors, and the other eight are sophomores. Montana State's four first team selections checks in as fifth-most (behind Sacramento State, like MSU an undefeated co-champion, with nine, UC Davis' six, and Weber State and Montana's five each). - Montana State Football

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  NOV 21 BIG SKY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tommy Mellott (Montana State)/Spencer Brasch (Cal Poly),...Montana State's Tommy Mellott rushed for 141 yards on 15 carries and threw for 104 more in leading the Bobcats to a 55-21 win over arch-rival Montana. Mellott engineered an MSU offense that produced its most points and rushing yards in the rivalry game's history. The weekly conference honor is the second this season for Mellott and fourth offensive laurel of the year for MSU. Others Nominated, Off: Asher O'Hara (Sac State), Hayden Hatten (Idaho), Ty MacPherson (Weber State). - Big Sky Football

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  Elijah Elliott and quarterback Tommy Mellott each had more than 100 yards rushing as Montana State rolled to a 55-21 rout of rival Montana on Saturday for at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title. Montana State (10-1, 8-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, entered tied with second-ranked Sacramento State atop the conference standings. The Hornets end their regular season later today against UC Davis. Mellott threw for 104 yards and ran for 141 with two scores. Elliott finished with 126 yards rushing.

Sean Chambers and Marqui Johnson combined for 160 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Montana State, which finished with 561 yards of offense, 439 on the ground. Derryk Snell took a handoff from Mellott and then threw a jump pass to a wide-open Treyton Pickering for an 18-yard touchdown that made it 48-7 early in the fourth quarter. Lucas Johnson and Daniel Britt each threw a touchdown pass for Montana (7-4, 4-4). ESPN College Game Day was on hand for the 121st game in the series. Montana State avenged last season's loss to the Grizzlies that ended its four-game win streak in the series. - Montana State/AP College Football


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  OCT 24 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tommy Mellott (Montana State),...Montana State's Tommy Mellott rushed for 273 yards and three scores on Saturday to lead the Bobcats to a 43-38 ranked win over Weber State and earn his first Big Sky weekly honor of his career. Mellott's 273 yards rushing was the most ever by a Big Sky quarterback and the second-most by any ball carrier in Montana State history. The Bobcat quarterback also threw for 140 yards and a score to cap his day. Others Nominated, Off: Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Cameron Skattebo (Sacramento State), Miles Hastings (UC Davis), Beau Kelly (Portland State). - Big Sky Football

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  Tommy Mellot ran for 273 yard s and three touchdowns, passed for another score and Montana State held off Weber State 43-38 in a battle of top five FCS team on Saturday. The Bobcats (7-2, 5-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked second in the coaches poll, reeled off 34 straight points but didn't secure the win over the fifth-ranked Wildcats (6-1, 3-1) until a fourth-down pass was dropped inside the MSU 15 with 25 seconds to play. The ultimate difference for Montana State, which set a program record with its 17th-straight home win, was an FCS record four safeties, all coming on snaps to the punter on the cold, wet and windy day. The Wildcats had an eight-game road winning streak end.

Weber State took a 24-9 lead thanks to a 100-yard kickoff return by Abraham Williams and a 91-yard punt return by Hudson Schenk. Mellott's second TD run, his 15-yard pass to Derryk Snell and the second and third safeties had the Bobcats on top 27-24 at halftime. The fourth safety, Mellott's third TD run and R.J. Fitzgerald's 1-yard plunge, extended the lead to 43-24 late in the third quarter. Weber State put together back-to-back long drives to regain the momentum. Ty MacPherson hauled in a 21-yard pass from Bronson Barron and after the Bobcats failed on a fourth-down conversion at the Wildcats' 14 early in the fourth, Barron scored on a 1-yard plunge. Pinned on their 10 after a punt with 2:07 to play, Barron converted twice on fourth-and-10 and hit an open MacPherson on fourth-and-10 from the 27 but the ball slipped through MacPherson's hands. - Montana State/AP College Football


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  Tommy Mellott was 15-of-19 passing for 217 yards and three touchdowns, Willie Patterson had seven grabs for 148 yards and three scores, and Montana State beat Northern Colorado 37-14 on Saturday. Patterson wrestled away the ball from a defender in the end zone to give Montana State a 17-14 lead. On the first possession of the second half, Patterson caught a short pass and cut back two defenders to score from 37 yards out.

Patterson's third TD was thrown by backup Sean Chambers, who also had a rushing touchdown and an interception. Lane Sumner added 130 yards rushing, reaching 100 in all three games of his injury-riddled season, for Montana State (6-1, 4-0 Big Sky Conference). The Bobcats have won four straight games after a 68-28 loss to Oregon State. Dylan McCaffrey was 34 of 50 for 278 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Northern Colorado (2-5, 1-3). - AP College Football


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  Lane Sumner ran for 168 yards, Tommy Mellott threw a pair of touchdown passes and Montana State rolled past McNeese 40-17 on Saturday night in a season opener. Montana State, ranked fourth in both FCS polls, racked up 438 yards of offense despite committing two turnovers. Mellott was 8-of-16 passing for 152 yards. His 17-yard touchdown pass to Willie Patterson gave the Bobcats the lead for good, 16-10 midway through the second quarter. Mellott's 8-yard touchdown pass to Ravi Alston stretched the lead to 33-10 in the third. Sean Chambers added two short scoring runs for the Bobcats. Josh Matthews caught a pass in the flats from Knox Kadum, broke a tackle and ran 66 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for McNeese. D'Angelo Durham added 82 yards rushing on three carries with a score. - AP College Football

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  2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: AP - Tommy Mellott, 6-0, 195, sophomore, Montana State,...From the season's first play in 2021, when he lined up on kick return for the Bobcats, until he left the National Championship game with an injury on the game's first drive, Mellott had one of the most remarkable freshman seasons in Bobcat history...his first career start was the home playoff win against UT Martin, and he started all four playoff games...the first Bobcat quarterback to make his starting debut in the post-season...his 716 rushing yards is third-most by a Bobcat freshman, and he did so in 25 fewer carries than Chris Murray in 2016 (860 yards) and 83 less than Idaiah Ifanse in 2018 (1,025 yards). - Montana State Football

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  2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Tommy Mellot, Montana State, So., 6-0, 195,...Mellott became the first Bobcat quarterback to make his starting debut in the post-season, leading the Cats to three straight playoff wins and a berth in the FCS National Championship game. He scored 11 touchdowns during his freshman season, rushing for 716 yards and throwing for 484. - Montana State Football

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  2022 PRESEASON BIG SKY FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: QB Tommy Mellott (Montana State),...From the season's first play, when he lined up on kick return for the Bobcats, until he left the National Championship game with an injury on the game's first drive, Mellott had one of the most remarkable freshman seasons in Bobcat history... his first career start was the home playoff win against UT Martin, and he started all four playoff games... the first Bobcat quarterback to make his starting debut in the post-season... his 716 rushing yards is third-most by a Bobcat freshman, and he did so in 25 fewer carries than Chris Murray in 2016 (860 yards) and 83 less than Idaiah Ifanse in 2018 (1,025 yards). - Montana State Football

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  Montana State freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott accounted for four touchdowns to send the Bobcats to their first title game in 38 years with a 31-17 win over South Dakota State in a Football Championship Series semifinal game on Saturday. Montana State (12-2) will make its first national championship appearance since 1984, facing North Dakota State in Frisco, Texas on Jan. 8. The Bison beat James Madison 20-14 on Friday night. Mellott was 10-of-15 passing for 233 yards and threw two touchdown passes.

He added 155 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on 34 carries. "He's a great player, runs the ball hard," South Dakota State linebacker Logan Backhaus said. "He makes the right reads and doesn't make mistakes." The Bobcats scored first when Mellott hit Nate Stewart for a 64-yard score, but South Dakota State (11-4) bounced back to take a 14-10 lead when Pierre Strong Jr. rambled 44 yards for a touchdown and Chris Oladokun connected with Jadon Janke from the 13 for the lead. Mellott ran for a 4-yard touchdown before SDSU's Cole Frahm kicked a 51-yard field goal to tie the game at 17 going into halftime. Mellott became the Bobcats main ball carrier when Isaiah Ifanse was ruled out due to injury. - Montana State/AP College Football


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  Tommy Mellott accounted for five touchdowns to help Montana State beat No. 1 seed Sam Houston 42-19 on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs and snapped the Bearkats' 22-game win streak. Eighth-seeded Montana State (11-2), which did not participate in the spring season brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, plays South Dakota State - which upset No. 5 seed Villanova in another quarterfinal game - next weekend. The Bobcats also advanced to the semifinals in 2019 before losing 42-14 to eventual-champion North Dakota State. South Dakota State lost to the Bearkats in last May's championship game.

Mellott and Lance McCutcheon connected on a 30-yard pass and the Bearkats called for face mask and pass interference penalties before wide receiver Willie Patterson took a direct snap, rolled to his right and threw a 4-yard scoring pass to Mellott. Four plays later, after Tre Webb intercepted a pass by Sam Houston's Eric Schmid, Mellott dropped a 31-yard TD pass over the shoulder of tightly-covered Patterson's shoulder to make it 14-0 with 11:43 left in the first quarter. Mellott added a 1-yard touchdown run early in the second and scored on a 2-yard run to give the Bobcats a 28-0 lead with 7:46 left in the first half. - AP College Football


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  Quarterback Tommy Mellott ran for his third touchdown with 2:16 remaining and Montana State held off Idaho for a 20-13 victory on Saturday in a key Big Sky Conference matchup. Montana State (9-1, 7-0 Big Sky Conference), playing in front of sold-out, 17,000-seat Bobcat Stadium, won its ninth straight game, its best since 2011. The Bobcats, ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, entered tied with Sacramento State atop the conference standings, Mellott's 3-yard scoring run capped an eight-play, 37-yard drive lasting about four minutes. Caleb Lightbourn's 28-yard punt on the Vandals' previous series set up the short field for the Bobcats.

Zach Borisch was sacked for the fifth time when Idaho (3-7, 2-5) couldn't get past its 18 on its final series. Mellott finished with 13 caries for 68 yards. He also scored on a 9-yard run in the first quarter and a 23-yarder in the second. He threw just two passes with one completion. Matthew McKay was 9-of-14 passing for 104 yards for the Bobcats. Borisch threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Terez Traynor that pulled the Vandals to 13-10 at halftime. Logan Prescott kicked field goals from 40 and 46 yards. The Bobcats conclude their regular season facing in-state rival and ninth-ranked Montana on the road next Saturday. Idaho travels to Idaho State on Saturday. - Montana State/AP College Football


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