Transaction: Raiders sign sixth-round pick WR Tommy Mellott
HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed sixth-round draft pick WR Tommy Mellott, the club announced Thursday.
The 5-foot-11, 200-pound wide receiver was selected with the 213th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He played four seasons at quarterback (2021-24) at Montana State and finished his career with 33 wins, the second most in program history. Mellot totaled 43 rushing touchdowns (second in school history), 3,523 rushing yards (second in school history), 5,810 passing yards (fifth in school history) and 53 passing touchdowns (fifth in school history).
As a senior in 2024, Mellott won the Walter Payton FCS Player of the Year award, Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year award, FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year award and was a unanimous First Team All-American. He played in 12 games and completed 165-of-241 (68 percent) passing attempts for 2,138 yards, 22 touchdowns and only one interception, while rushing 91 times for 698 yards (7.7 avg.) and 10 touchdowns.
Mellott attended Butte (Mont.) High School where he passed for 7,890 career passing yards, including 2,940 yards as a senior along with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also rushed for 1,217 yards as a senior en route to earning Class AA Offensive MVP honors after leading his school to the state title game
