For the first time in three years, Rutgers Football had a player selected in the NFL Draft as former wide receiver Bo Melton was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with 229th pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Melton is the first former Scarlet Knights wide receiver to be selected in the draft since the Miami Dolphins took fellow New Jersey native Leonte Carroo with the 86th pick back in the 2016 NFL Draft.
For the first time in three years, Rutgers Football had a player selected in the NFL Draft as former wide receiver Bo Melton was selected with 181st pick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Melton follows Leonte Carroo, who the Miami Dolphins took with the 86th pick back in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft as the most recent Rutgers wideout to be selected.
Despite a struggling offense at times, the South Jersey native still was able to produce and show off his skills at times. In his five years with the program, Melton managed to haul in 164 receptions for 2011 yards and 11 touchdowns. However his best season came in 2020 where he had 638 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 47 receptions in just nine total games. That same year, Melton also rushed for two more scores as well as returned a punt for a touchdown as well.
Melton is now the 16th active Scarlet Knight in the league. He joins Mohamed Sanu (49ers) as the only other former Rutgers Football wide receiver currently on an NFL roster.
EVALUATION AS A RECRUIT
Melton was a highly rated four-star recruit coming out of high school, ranked the No. 5 recruit in the state of New Jersey as well as the No. 50 overall wide receiver in the class of 2017.
Here's a look back at Rivals National Recruiting Analyst Adam Friedman's eval on Melton as a high school senior.
"Melton is a quick strike weapon on offense. When he has the ball in his hands he can score from nearly anywhere on the field. Rutgers will be able to get him the ball in space and let him go to work. They were looking for an electric offensive playmaker and they found a really good one in Melton." -- National Recruiting Analyst Adam Friedman
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