Upcoming Event: Football versus New Hampshire on September 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Football
vs New Hampshire
Established himself as a valuable member of the linebacking corps in his junior season ... also excels on special teams coverages.
JUNIOR (2010)
Fifth on the team in tackles and third in tackles for a loss ... made the first starts of his career in the final two contests ... two of his four stops at Bucknell came behind the line, including a three-yard sack in the fourth quarter ... registered another sack the following week in the victory over Sacred Heart ... pulled down seven Bulldog runners against Yale before setting a career high with 10 tackles in a triumph over Holy Cross one week later ... recovered a Crusader fumble in the fourth quarter on a kickoff that led to the game-winning field goal ... assisted in bringing down the Harvard QB for a pair of seven-yard sacks ... equaled his career best with 10 tackles versus Brown with 1.5 TFL.
SOPHOMORE (2009)
Played in five varsity games during the middle of the season ... assisted on tackles on kickoffs in victories over Columbia and Cornell ... also contributed five tackles in a jayvee game at Harvard ... took the field in the varsity game against the Crimson as well, returning a squib kickoff eight yards.
FRESHMAN (2008)
Played with the junior varsity squad.
HIGH SCHOOL
Had 131 tackles and four interceptions as a senior ... all-district defensive first team ... academic all-state first team.
PERSONAL
HIstory major ... given name is Sir Norman Tyler Isby Melancon ... son of Norman and Chandra ... born on October 13, 1990 ... at least seven classmates intended to play college ball ... studied genetics in Duke’s Talent Identification Program (TIP) ... took second place in a talent show with a violin solo.
TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 15 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
SACKS | g | ua | a | total | yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2010 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 17 |
TOTAL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 17 |
KICK RETURNS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
ALL PURPOSE | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 |
2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 |