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