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Aaron Mellette concluded his highly-decorated career ranking in the top three of the SoCon in career yards (4,254), career receptions (304), career receiving touchdowns (44) while holding the league’s record in the most consecutive games with 100 or more receiving yards at seven. The Sanford, N.C., native also ranks third all-time in the SoCon with the most passes caught in a game with 18 in 2010 and has the third-most receptions all-time in a SoCon single season with 113 in 2011.
Mellette helped the Phoenix earned its first-ever FCS playoff berth in 2009 while leading Elon to a ninth-place ranking at the end of the season. Individually, Mellette was a three-time All-American and finished fifth overall for the Walter Payton Award in 2011 and eighth in 2012. Mellette was also named to the SoCon first team three times in his career. He also received the National Player of the Week accolades from the Sports Network, the College Sports Journal and the College Football Awards. He was named the Elon Male Basnight winner in 2011 and was later selected in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
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