Randy Melvin joins Ron Turner’s staff as the defensive line coach, most recently coming off a stint in the same role with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012-13. Melvin brings 30 years of coaching experience to the Panthers, including seven years in the NFL.
Melvin coached on Greg Schiano’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff for the last two seasons. He coached alongside Ron Turner during the 2012 season, when Turner was the quarterbacks coach for the Bucs. In 2013, Melvin coached defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to an Associated Press All-Pro Team status. Melvin spent the 2011 season with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL, where the squad won the Grey Cup.
Melvin spent one year on the Rutgers staff in 2010 after serving as a member of Al Golden’s Temple staff in 2009, where he coached the defensive line. He played part in helping tutor future NFL talent Muhammad Wilkerson. Currently, Wilkerson is a starting defensive tackle for the New York Jets.
Melvin returned to the NFL ranks in 2005, joining Romeo Crennel’s Cleveland Browns staff. He served as the defensive line coach for three seasons from 2005-08.
Melvin spent the 2002-04 seasons at Rutgers, his first stint with the Scarlet Knights. Prior to that, Bill Belichick named Melvin to his staff when he was hired by the New England Patriots in 2000. Melvin spent two seasons in New England, serving as defensive line coach, where he enjoyed a Super Bowl win during the 2001 season over the St. Louis Rams.
Melvin spent the 1997-99 seasons at Purdue, where he was responsible for tutoring some great defensive line talent. Boilermaker ends Rosevelt Colvin, Chike Okeafor, Chukie Nwokorie and Warren Moore combined for 45 of the team’s 66 quarterback sacks in 1997 and 1998. Colvin earned Third-Team All-American and First-Team All-Big Ten accolades while racking up 50 tackles and a school-record 15 his senior year. Three of those four ends advanced to the NFL as Okeafor was drafted in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers, Colvin was selected fourth by the Chicago Bears and Nwokorie signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts.
Prior to his time at Purdue, Melvin coached Wyoming’s defensive tackles for two seasons. Wyoming led the Western Athletic Conference in quarterback sacks in 1995 and 1996 with 33 and 46, respectively.
Melvin also served as the defensive line coach at his alma mater, Eastern Illinois, from 1988-94. He was a high school coach for six years (1982-87), including three seasons as the head coach at Aurora, Ill., West High (1985-87).
A 1982 graduate of Eastern Illinois, Melvin was an Associated Press Division II All-American in 1979 and 1980. He started on EIU’s 1978 national championship squad, and the 1980 team finished as national runner-up.
http://www.fiusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=7&path=football
Not a bad bio.
He also doubled FIU's sack total in the one year he was there...
Melvin coached on Greg Schiano’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff for the last two seasons. He coached alongside Ron Turner during the 2012 season, when Turner was the quarterbacks coach for the Bucs. In 2013, Melvin coached defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to an Associated Press All-Pro Team status. Melvin spent the 2011 season with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL, where the squad won the Grey Cup.
Melvin spent one year on the Rutgers staff in 2010 after serving as a member of Al Golden’s Temple staff in 2009, where he coached the defensive line. He played part in helping tutor future NFL talent Muhammad Wilkerson. Currently, Wilkerson is a starting defensive tackle for the New York Jets.
Melvin returned to the NFL ranks in 2005, joining Romeo Crennel’s Cleveland Browns staff. He served as the defensive line coach for three seasons from 2005-08.
Melvin spent the 2002-04 seasons at Rutgers, his first stint with the Scarlet Knights. Prior to that, Bill Belichick named Melvin to his staff when he was hired by the New England Patriots in 2000. Melvin spent two seasons in New England, serving as defensive line coach, where he enjoyed a Super Bowl win during the 2001 season over the St. Louis Rams.
Melvin spent the 1997-99 seasons at Purdue, where he was responsible for tutoring some great defensive line talent. Boilermaker ends Rosevelt Colvin, Chike Okeafor, Chukie Nwokorie and Warren Moore combined for 45 of the team’s 66 quarterback sacks in 1997 and 1998. Colvin earned Third-Team All-American and First-Team All-Big Ten accolades while racking up 50 tackles and a school-record 15 his senior year. Three of those four ends advanced to the NFL as Okeafor was drafted in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers, Colvin was selected fourth by the Chicago Bears and Nwokorie signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts.
Prior to his time at Purdue, Melvin coached Wyoming’s defensive tackles for two seasons. Wyoming led the Western Athletic Conference in quarterback sacks in 1995 and 1996 with 33 and 46, respectively.
Melvin also served as the defensive line coach at his alma mater, Eastern Illinois, from 1988-94. He was a high school coach for six years (1982-87), including three seasons as the head coach at Aurora, Ill., West High (1985-87).
A 1982 graduate of Eastern Illinois, Melvin was an Associated Press Division II All-American in 1979 and 1980. He started on EIU’s 1978 national championship squad, and the 1980 team finished as national runner-up.
http://www.fiusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=7&path=football
Not a bad bio.
He also doubled FIU's sack total in the one year he was there...
