Troy University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Melvin Tyus
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 207
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- High School:
- Carver HS
2018 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2018 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Started all 13 games at cat safety … Finished fourth on the team with 60 tackles … Intercepted a pass to seal Troy’s victory over Texas State … Posted a season-high eight tackles plus a tackle for loss in Troy’s win at Nebraska … Added seven tackles and a half tackle for loss against Louisiana … Broke up a pass in each of Troy’s final two games of the regular season
2017 (Sophomore): Started the first three games and played in all 13 at safety … Recorded 42 tackles (25 solo) and two tackles for loss … Had a career-high seven tackles in his first start in the season opener at Boise State … Recorded a tackle in all but one game on the season … Recovered a fumble in Troy’s win over No. 22 LSU that snapped the Tigers’ 49-game home winning streak … Recorded a pass break up in the Sun Belt title-clinching win at Arkansas State … Added three tackles in Troy’s victory over North Texas in the New Orleans Bowl
2016 (RS-Freshman): Key player on Troy’s special teams and as a backup in the secondary … Forced a fumble on a kickoff that led to a Troy touchdown at Southern Miss … Finished the year with 21 tackles (17 solo) and a pass break up (New Mexico State) … Recorded six tackles (five solo) in Troy’s nationally televised game against Arkansas State and had four stops against Southern Miss … Appeared in all 13 games and recorded a tackle in 10 games
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted … Did not see any game action
High School: Helped lead Carver High School to a 9-3 record as a senior and a trip to the second round of the Alabama 6A playoffs … Played wide receiver, running back and free safety in addition to returning kicks and punts for the Wolverines … Selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game after he finished his senior season with 78 tackles, four interceptions and eight pass break ups … Earned all-metro honors … As a junior, finished with 62 tackles, two interceptions and six pass break ups … Caught 55 passes for 730 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman and sophomore … Also played baseball and ran track for the Wolverines
Personal: Full name is Melvin Nathaniel Tyus Jr. … Son of Latonja and Melvin Tyus, Sr. … Born Jan. 27, 1997, in Montgomery, Ala. … Has two brothers, Steven Bell and Therrell Tyus, and one sister, Andrea Tyus … Brother Therrell played football at Alabama State ... Majoring in social science
