2008 Football Roster
Roster
Mike Mele
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sea Girt, N.J.
- High School:
- Manasquan
At SU: One letter … One of nine true freshmen to play in 2007.
Freshman Year (2007): Played in 11 games on defense and special teams, including two starts … Against Washington, had two tackles … At Louisville, made one stop … At Miami (OH), recorded one tackle … Against Buffalo, tallied three tackles … Against South Florida, had a career-high 10 tackles, including six solo, in his first start … At Connecticut, registered four tackles … Against Cincinnati, had four tackles.
High School: Rated the 50th-best weakside linebacker by Scout.com … Earned Northeast Regional Team accolades and graded the 14th-best prospect in New Jersey by SuperPrep … Ranked the No. 27 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals.com … Earned first-team all-state honors … All-Group 2 First Team on defense … Named to the MSG All-Heisman Team … Played in the 2007 New York/New Jersey Governor’s Bowl … As a senior, recorded 100 tackles for a defense that didn’t allow more than one TD in any game … Led the Shore Conference with 1,974 rushing yards and 30 TDs … Helped Manasquan to state championship as a junior and senior … 2006 Asbury Park Press Shore Conference Player of the Year … High school coach: Vic Kubu … As a freshman was a shooting guard for the 2003 state champion basketball team … Elected to the Manasquan High School Hall of Fame … Recruited by former assistant coach Steve Russ.
Personal: Michael Jude Mele … Born November 1988 in Summit, N.J. … Son of Joe and Patti Mele … Father played running back at Rutgers from 1973-76, including the undefeated 1976 team … Three brothers and one sister … Brother, Joe, played linebacker at Northeastern from 2005-07 and was a captain as a senior … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
