2024 Football Roster

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1 Chez Mellusi

1 Chez Mellusi

  • Class:
    Sixth Year
  • Position:
    RB
  • Hometown:
    Naples, Fla.
  • High School:
    Naples
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Major:
    Communication Arts
  • Instagram:
    chez_mellusi
  • Twitter:
    chez_mellusi

Summary

Biography

2024 Season: Played in four games, making three starts at running back … ran for 232 yards and three scores on 56 carries … caught six passes for 17 yards … ran for 74 yards on 19 carries and scored the Badgers’ first TD of the season in the opener versus Western Michigan (Aug. 30) … scored twice on the ground in UW’s win over South Dakota (Sept. 7), giving him multi-TD games in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career … ran 11 times for 66 yards versus No. 4 Alabama (Sept. 14)

2023 Season: Played in the season’s first four games, making one start, before suffering a season-ending leg injury at Purdue (9/22) … earned third letter as a Badger ... finished with 306 rushing yards on 51 carries and scored four touchdowns … his 6.0 yards per carry clip was his highest in a season as a Badger … ran for a career-high 157 yards and two scores on 13 carries to open the season versus Buffalo (9/2) … broke an 89-yard touchdown against the Bulls, the longest rush of his career … scored his fourth touchdown of the season and ran for 61 yards in UW’s victory over Georgia Southern (9/16)

2022 Season: Played in nine games, complementing Braelon Allen in the Badger backfield ... finished with 473 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 112 carries … also caught two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown … recorded his first touchdown reception as a Badger at Northwestern, hauling in a 23-yard score from Braelon Allen in the win (10/8) … posted a season-high 98 yards on 21 carries in Wisconsin’s win over Nebraska (11/19) … Found the endzone on the ground and totaled 77 yards on 16 carries in Wisconsin’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl win (12/27)

2021 Season: Earned first letter as a Badger, starting 9 games ... suffered left knee injury in win over Rutgers and missed the final 4 games ... finished with 815 rushing yards and 5 TDs on 173 carries (4.7 ypc.) ... also caught 7 passes for 66 yards ... had four 100-yard rushing efforts, including 3 over 140 yards ... career-high 149 rushing yards on 27 carries and a TD in win at Purdue ... had 145 yards on the ground and a score in win at Illinois ... 144 yards and a TD in win over Eastern Michigan ... made Badger debut with career-high 31 carries for 121 and a score vs. Penn State

2020 Season (at Clemson): Rushed 24 times for 151 yards and 3 touchdowns ... also caught 5 passes for 38 yards and a TD in 88 snaps over 10 games … made season debut vs. The Citadel, gaining 25 yards on four carries and adding one reception … rushed three times for 10 yards and scored his first rushing touchdown of the season vs. Virginia … rushed five times for 21 yards with a touchdown at Georgia Tech … recorded the first multi-touchdown game of his career vs. Pitt, rushing 5 times for 27 yards with a TD and catching 2 passes for 8 yards and a score

2019 Season (at Clemson): Rushed 44 times for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns in 81 snaps over 11 games … rushed six times for 36 yards in collegiate debut vs. Georgia Tech … recorded a 57-yard touchdown run on his lone carry at Syracuse … recorded 35 yards and a touchdown on 5 carries at Louisville … gained 57 yards on eight carries vs. Wofford … recorded 7 yards and a touchdown on 3 carries vs. No. 22 Virginia in the ACC Championship Game … ACC Honor Roll selection

High School: One of the top running backs in the nation and one of the top all-around players from Florida … ranked No. 137 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which ranked him as seventh-best running back and 23rd overall player in Florida … 247Sports listed him as the 17th-best running back in the nation, while Rivals has him as the 20th-best running back … No. 216 player overall and 14th-best running back by PrepStar … unanimous four-star rating … finished his high school career with 3,905 yards rushing and 50 touchdowns … had 4,409 all-purpose yards and 55 total touchdowns … eight-time Player of the Game according to Max Preps over his last two years … averaged incredible 9.3 yards per carry over 32 games and 421 carries … had 21 100-yard games … as a senior had career-best 1,819 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns … averaged 165 yards a game and 9.9 yards per rush … had eight games with at least 167 yards as a senior … as a junior had 1,505 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns … team reached semifinals of state playoffs … averaged 125 yards rushing per game with a high game of 219 vs. Palmetto Ridge … played in All-American Bowl … played his high school football at Naples High School for Bill Kramer
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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2021Junior

    RB
    5'11" 204 lbs
    6
  • 1

    2022Senior

    RB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Graduate Student

    RB
    5'11" 212 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024Sixth Year

    RB
    5'11" 212 lbs
    1