2014 Football Roster
Anthony Melchiori
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ohio
- High School:
- Aurora
Career
• Kent State's career leader in punting average (42.9)
2015 Senior Season
• Named to All-MAC Second Team
• Had a punt of 54 or more yards in nine games
• Earned MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week after placing 5-of-8 punts inside the 20 at UMass
• Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List for fourth straight season
• Named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-MAC Second Team and Athlon's All-MAC First Team
2014 Junior Season
• Named All-MAC First Team
• Averaged a MAC-leading 44.3 yards on 67 punts, which ranked 15th in the nation
• Placed 26 punts inside the 20 with only three touchbacks
• Flashes ranked 17th in the nation in net punting
• Made a career-high four fields goals (4-for-4) versus Army and earned Honorable Mention CFPA Specialist of the Week
• Named to Phil Steele's Postseason and Midseason All-MAC First Teams
• First punt of the season went 71 yards versus Ohio, which was longest in MAC that week
• Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
• Made two field goals for the second straight game against NIU, giving him a streak of four straight.
• Made 10 field goals on 18 attempts
• Totaled 13 touchbacks on kickoffs
• Played in all 11 games
2013 Sophomore Season
• Named to All-MAC Second Team
• After seven games, Flashes ranked third in the nation in net punting (42.5)
• Made nine field goals on 14 attempts
• Averaged 44.5 yards on 35 punts with 14 punts inside to 20
• Career long 47-yard field goal during the victory at Ohio
• Played in nine games
• Recorded 13 touchbacks on kickoffs
• Averaged 46.5 yards per punt on 10 punts at Penn State
• Matched his season long with a 62 yard punt and hit his first two field goal attempts at LSU
• Made his first career field goal in the victory against Liberty, a 39-yarder in the fourth quarter
• Went 20-for-20 on extra point attempts
• Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List and Phil Steele's Preseason All-MAC First Team
• One of 36 punters named to 2013 CFPA Punter Trophy Watch List
2012 Freshman Season
• Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
• Named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-MAC First Team
• Earned MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Bowling Green
• Placed three punts inside the 20 and had a 63 yard punt in the second half of the 17-13 loss to Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl
• Recorded three punts inside the 20 yard line during the 31-24 victory Nov. 17 at Bowling Green
• Earned College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention at the Punter position for his performance against Miami
• Career long 75 yard punt in the third quarter and averaged 51.3 yards on three punts during the 48-32 victory Nov. 10 over Miami
• Named OhioCollegeFootball.com Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Akron
• Earned Honorable Mention from College Football Performance Awards as National Punter of the Week for his contributions in the 35-24 victory over Akron
• With his first career carry, He ran 42 yards on a fake punt. He also put two of his three punts inside the 20 yard line during the 41-14 victory Oct. 6 at Eastern Michigan
Prior to Kent State
• Selected as a wide receiver in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game and the Big 33 team
• Made 6-of-8 field goals and 63-of-68 point after attempts
• Recorded 716 receiving yards for seven touchdowns, two kick returns for touchdowns and 22 tackles and two interceptions as a senior in 2011
• Chagrin Valley Conference Offensive MVP and first team wide receiver
• Two-time receiver of the year at Aurora
Personal
• Born Apr. 7, 1994
• Son of Ray and Tracy Melchiori
• Has a brother, Joe Melchiori, 15
