Jeremiah Melvin holds the WR-Z · Backup spot in East Carolina Pirates’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jeremiah Melvin is a 6'4", 205-pound wide receiver from Fayetteville who attended Cape Fear High School. A three-star recruit ranked 514th nationally in the 2024 class, Melvin played three games during a redshirt season at Wake Forest in 2024, accumulating 22 snaps. In 2025, he appeared in 11 games and earned his first varsity letter, catching three passes for 39 yards and one touchdown. His first career score came on a 27-yard reception against Western Carolina in the third quarter. Melvin transferred to East Carolina in January 2026 and currently wears jersey number 21 as a redshirt sophomore.

Wake Forest2024 – 2025

East Carolina2026 — present