Tommy Mellott
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Career Summary
Tommy Mellott is a Montana native who played quarterback at Montana State before the Las Vegas Raiders selected him in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Raiders signed him as a wide receiver.
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Early Life
Mellott is from Butte, Montana. He attended Butte High School, where he led the school to the state title game as a senior.
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High School
At Butte High School, Mellott passed for 7,890 career yards. As a senior, he passed for 2,940 yards and 30 touchdowns while adding 1,217 rushing yards, and he earned Class AA Offensive MVP honors.
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College Career
Mellott played four seasons at quarterback for Montana State from 2021 through 2024. He finished with 33 quarterback wins, second in program history, along with 3,523 rushing yards and 43 rushing touchdowns, both second in school history, plus 5,810 passing yards and 53 passing touchdowns, each fifth in program history.
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Path to the NFL
The Raiders selected Mellott with the 213th overall selection in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Although he played quarterback in college, he performed wide receiver drills at his pro day before the draft.
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NFL Career
Las Vegas signed Mellott as a wide receiver after drafting him in 2025. The club described its evaluation as one that could include receiver duties, kicking-game value as a returner or cover player, and possible quarterback work.
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Career Accomplishments
As a senior in 2024, Mellott won the Walter Payton FCS Player of the Year award, the Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year award and the FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year award. He was a unanimous first-team All-American and led Montana State to two FCS national championship game appearances during his career.
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Playing Style
Mellott was a dual-threat quarterback at Montana State. At his pro day, the Raiders reported a 4.39-second 40-yard dash, a 41-inch vertical jump and 19 bench-press repetitions; the club viewed his athletic profile as potentially useful at receiver and in the kicking game.
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31343, 00-0040220, 2001-10-16, Tommy Mellott, Tommy, Mellott
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