Mitch Melugin brings old-school edge and freshman-upside DNA to NAU
Melugin entered Northern Arizona as a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end with a reputation for athletic ability, relentless effort, and playing with tremendous passion, and NAU’s staff said he had a chance to impact the depth chart even as a true freshman in the 2011 class[1][2]. He was a two-year starter at Mission Viejo, earned first-team all-league honors, and came from a 13-1, nationally ranked high school team—signals of a player used to winning and competing hard[1][2].
