The 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior quarterback passed for 2,940 yards and 30 touchdowns this past season, leading the Bulldogs (11-1) to the Class AA state championship game. Mellott completed 191 of 300 passes with just four interceptions, while rushing for 1,217 yards and 16 touchdowns on 162 carries. A three-time All-State selection, he finished his career with 7,542 passing yards and accounted for 102 total touchdowns.
Mellott has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at Montana State University next fall.
Mellott has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, food-donation drives for the needy, youth football programs and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
