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NLF Fall Invitational Standout

I’m not sure that I’ve seen a better defensive player this fall. Scratch that. Melchionni was the best defensive player I saw all fall. He is an absolute force. He’s the best player on a team that’s arguably the most talented in the class. Melchionni’s brother, Jake, was a four-star prospect who earned All-America honors at Villanova last season. The younger Melchionni is bigger and better in coverage than his brother was at the same age. He is a disruptive presence between the lines, excels when pushing the pace and has Jake’s elite stickwork. You’d better make sure you can get a pass through him because the odds are good that he’ll steal it or at least knock it down. Don’t dodge hm, either. That’s a bad idea. Delbarton lost a ton on defense, which means that there’s an opportunity for Melchionni to be a rare sophomore defensive contributor for the Green Wave.