Tommy Mellott
Tommy Mellott is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football as a quarterback for the Montana State Bobcats and was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life and high school
Mellott was born and raised in Butte, Montana to parents Shane and Dina Mellott. He attended Butte High School. As a senior, he completed 191 of 300 pass attempts for 2,940 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 1,217 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was named the Montana Gatorade Player of the Year. Mellott committed to play college football at Montana State.College career
Mellott began his freshman season with the Montana State Bobcats playing wide receiver and on special teams. He took over as the Bobcats starting quarterback prior to the team's game against UT Martin in opening round of the 2021 FCS Playoffs led Montana State to the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. Mellott suffered a serious ankle injury on the first offensive drive of the game and the team lost 38–10 to North Dakota State. Mellott finished the season with 484 passing yards and four touchdown passes while also rushing for 716 yards and eight touchdowns.As a sophomore, Mellott was named second-team All-Big Sky Conference after he passed for 1,698 yards and 10 touchdowns with 4 interceptions and rushed for 1,071 yards and 13 touchdowns. He repeated as a second-team All-Big Sky selection as a junior despite missing time due to injury and finished the season with 1,064 passing yards and 10 touchdowns with two interceptions and 689 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Mellott’s first major game of his junior season came against Sacramento State, where he led the team in passing Mellott with 99 yards and ran for 2 touchdowns on the ground as the Bobcats held their own against the number 3 ranked Hornets, winning 42-30. Mellott and the Bobcats would be upset the next week by the number 9 ranked Idaho Vandals in a 24-21 loss. Montana State would go on to the postseason, where they would lose to the North Dakota State Bison in overtime 35-34 in the second round. Mellott would earn his second consecutive second-team All-Big Sky appearance during his junior season.
Mellott started off his senior season leading the Bobcats to a 35-31 upset victory in week 0 over New Mexico. Mellott and the Bobcats would carry through 11 straight wins, ending the regular season with a 12-0 record. Montana State would reach the FCS Championship Game, but would lose to North Dakota State 35-32.
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Professional career
Las Vegas Raiders
Mellott was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 213th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.Mellott changed positions to wide receiver after being drafted by the Raiders. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.