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NBC Sports
09-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Raiders sign sixth-round WR Tommy Mellott
The Raiders signed sixth-round wide receiver Tommy Mellott on Thursday, the team announced. He is the eighth of the Raiders' 11 draft selections to sign. Second-round wide receiver Jack Bech, third-round cornerback Darien Porter and fourth-round wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. remain unsigned. Mellott was the 213th overall pick. He played four seasons at quarterback at Montana State and finished his career with 33 wins as a starter, the second-most in program history. Mellot totaled 43 rushing touchdowns (second in school history), 3,523 rushing yards (second in school history), 5,810 passing yards (fifth in school history) and 53 passing touchdowns (fifth in school history). As a senior in 2024, Mellott won the Walter Payton FCS Player of the Year award, Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year award, FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year award and was a unanimous first-team All-American. He played 12 games last season and completed 165 of 241 (68 percent) passes for 2,138 yards with 22 touchdowns and one interception. Mellott also rushed 91 times for 698 yards and 10 touchdowns.
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
The Raiders have signed 6th round WR Tommy Mellott to a four-year contract
The Raiders have signed 6th round WR Tommy Mellott to a four-year contract The Raiders have now gotten all the players in the final two rounds of the 2025 draft under contract. Sixth round QB/WR Tommy Mellot becomes the latest. Mellott was selected at 213 overall early in the sixth round out of Montana State. Tommy Mellott Raiders contract Mellott signs a fully guaranteed four-year, $4.374 million deal with a $174.3K signing bonus. He will make $883,572 this season which falls below the top 51 and thus will not count against the 2025 salary cap The 5-11, 200-pounder played four seasons at quarterback (2021-24) at Montana State and finished his career with 33 wins, the second most in program history. Mellot totaled 43 rushing touchdowns (second in school history), 3,523 rushing yards (second in school history), 5,810 passing yards (fifth in school history) and 53 passing touchdowns (fifth in school history). As a senior in 2024, Mellott won the Walter Payton FCS Player of the Year award, Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year award, FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year award and was a unanimous First Team All-American. He played in 12 games and completed 165-of-241 (68 percent) passing attempts for 2,138 yards, 22 touchdowns and only one interception, while rushing 91 times for 698 yards (7.7 avg.) and 10 touchdowns Raiders WR depth chart Starters: Jakobi Meyers, Jack Bech, Tre TuckerReserves: Dont'e Thornton, Tommy Mellott, Tyreik McAllister, Kristian Wilkerson, Jeff Foreman, Collin Johnson, Shedrick Jackson, Alex Bachman
