2021 Football Roster

Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Jeffrey Hudson
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon

38 K.D. Melton

  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive End
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 230
  • Hometown Warner Robins, Ga.
  • High School Houston County
  • Letters 3
  • Major(s) Nutrition

Biography

2021:  Won first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors as defensive end...started all 10 games and won fourth letter.
  • Tied for fifth in NCAC in sacks (7) and ranked sixth in tackles for loss (11½)...tied for fifth in interceptions (3).
  • Made 5 stops, including a sack, at Otterbein Sept. 4...also forced a fumble.
  • Recorded 2 tackles, including a sack, at Oberlin Sept. 11...also intercepted a pass.
  • Intercepted pass and returned it 26 yards for a score vs. Wooster Sept. 18...also had 4 tackles, including 2 sacks.
  • Named NCAC Defensive Player of the Week after the Wooster contest.
  • Had 5 stops, including half a tackle for loss, at Allegheny Sept. 25.
  • Contributed 5 tackles vs. Wittenberg Oct. 2.
  • Made 8 tackles, including 2½ sacks and 4½ for loss, vs. Hiram Oct. 9.
  • Named to D3football.com Team of the Week after the Hiram contest.
  • Finished with 3 tackles, including half a tackle for loss, at DePauw Oct. 16.
  • Had 4 tackles and intercepted a pass vs. Wabash Oct. 23...was Ohio Wesleyan’s first win over Wabash at Selby Stadium since Oct. 24, 1970.
  • Made 7 tackles, including 1½ tackles for loss, vs. Kenyon Nov. 6.
  • Recorded 3 tackles, including sack and 1½ for loss, at Denison Nov. 13.
2020-21:  Defensive end...did not play in a varsity game.
2019:  Won honorable mention All-NCAC recognition as defensive end...started all 7 games in which he played.
  • Tied for eighth in NCAC in sacks (5½) and tied for 15th in tackles for loss (9).
  • Had 4 stops, including 1½ sacks, at Kenyon Sept. 14.
  • Made 5 tackles, including sack and 2 for loss, vs. Oberlin Sept. 21.
  • Contributed 8 stops, including sack and 2 for loss, at Wabash Oct. 5.
2018:  Won second-team All-NCAC honors as defensive end.
  • Shared NCAC lead in fumble recoveries (3)...ranked third in tackles for loss (13½), tied for third in sacks (8½), tied for fifth in fumbles forced (2), and tied for 23rd in tackles (58).
  • Shared team lead with 9 stops at Otterbein Sept. 1.
  • Recovered fumble near midfield on final play of game to clinch win vs. Wooster Sept. 15...had forced fumble on Wooster’s first possession of game, setting up Bishop field goal...finished with 10 tackles, including 2½ sacks and 3 for loss.
  • Made 8 tackles, including 1 for loss, at Allegheny Sept. 22.
  • Contributed 5 stops at DePauw Sept. 29.
  • Scored touchdowns off pair of turnovers in span of less than 90 seconds vs. Kenyon Oct. 6...recovered fumble and returned it 8 yards for a touchdown, then intercepted screen pass and returned it 27 yards for a score...finished with interception, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 tackles, and a sack.
  • Named NCAC Defensive Player of the Week for performance against Kenyon.
  • Shared team lead with 8 tackles vs. Wabash Oct. 13.
  • Recorded 4 tackles, including a sack and 2 for loss, and forced a fumble at Denison Oct. 20.
  • Had 2 tackles at Oberlin Oct. 27.
  • Contributed 5 tackles, including 2 sacks and 3 for loss, vs. 20th/22nd-ranked Wittenberg Nov. 3.
  • Finished with 4 stops, including 2 sacks, vs. Hiram Nov. 10.
2017:  Won first letter as defensive end...played in 8 games.
  • Tied for fifth in NCAC in fumbles forced (2).
  • Made 4 tackles vs. Allegheny Sept. 23.
  • Combined for tackle for no gain on fourth-and-1 play to give ball back to the Bishops, setting up game-winning touchdown drive, at Kenyon Oct. 7.
  • Assisted on tackle for loss vs. Denison Oct. 21.
  • Rang up 4 sacks and forced 2 fumbles at Hiram Nov. 11...forced fumble on sack at Hiram 47-yard line, with loose ball returned for Bishop touchdown...assisted sacks on second and fourth downs as Bishops ended fourth-quarter Hiram drive with sacks on 4 consecutive plays...the 4 sacks tied for third place on the Ohio Wesleyan single-game list...finished with season-high 14 tackles.
  • Named North Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for performance against Hiram.
  • Named to D3football.com Team of the Week for performance against Hiram.
High School:  Played football.

Statistics

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2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2017Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'0" 215 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'0" 220 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2019Junior

    Defensive End
    6'0" 220 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2020-21Senior

    Defensive End
    6'0" 230 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Senior

    Defensive End
    6'0" 230 lbs
    38