95Melvin Hills III
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Bio
Melvin Hills III is a nose tackle for the UConn Huskies. The 6'3", 302-pound redshirt freshman hails from New Iberia, Louisiana, and attended Lafayette Christian Academy before playing at Texas. Hills was a three-star recruit in the 2024 class with a rating of 0.8786 and a national ranking of 680. He is in his first season with UConn. From Lafayette Christian Academy · New Iberia, LA.
Melvin Hills III started 0 of 13 games in 2025 and appeared in 4.
Player information
ClassRedshirt SophomoreHeight6'3"Weight292 lbHometownNew Iberia, LAHigh schoolLafayette Christian AcademyRecruiting3 · No. 685 national · 2024 classConferenceFBS IndependentsPrevious schoolTexasTransfer year2026
Production · 2026 · 1 GP
Defense
2
TACKLES
0
TFL
0
SACKS
Coverage & havoc
0
INT
0
PBU
0
QB HUR
Career path
LAFAYETTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYNew Iberia, LA
TEXAS2024 – 2025
UCONN2026 — present
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