Melkart Abou Jaoude
North Carolina Tar Heels
74
AverageProjected Starter
Is Melkart Abou Jaoude starting?
Melkart Abou Jaoude is the projected starter at ROLB for North Carolina Tar Heels.
Redshirt senior · #9 · 6'5", 260 lbs
See full North Carolina Tar Heels depth chart ›Depth at ROLB · North Carolina Tar Heels
- 1974Melkart Abou JaoudeStarter
- 29468David Jackson III
- 32564Joseph Mupoyi
- 42958Zavion Griffin-Haynes
North Carolina Starting Lineup
- DE
- NT
- DT
- LOLB
- WLB
- MLB
- ROLBMelkart Abou JaoudeThis player
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
- RES
Top linebackers in the ACC
- Jersey
- #9
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 260 lbs
At 6'5", 260 lbs, Melkart Abou Jaoude plays for a North Carolina team rated 83 overall in the ACC.
Why this rating?
On a 83-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 74.
Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10WPITTTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 21-17
Aug 29WTCUTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 15-10
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WPITT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | WTCU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Melkart Abou Jaoude's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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