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Pronunciation
MEL-keece
Stovall played in 10 games with seven starts and contributed 42 receptions for 415 yards receiving (both third on the team) with three touchdown catches as a true freshman in his first season at Cal in 2016. Stovall arrived at Cal as a mid-year enrollee in January of 2016 and participated in the team's spring practices that he capped with a huge spring game with game-highs of seven catches, 128 yards receiving and two touchdown catches of 39 and 32 yards from Zach Kline. Stovall was a consensus four-star recruit who ranked as high as the No. 3 all-purpose back and No. 166 overall player in the country in the 2016 recruiting class according to 247Sports. He had an incredibly productive prep career with 7,650 all-purpose yards and 88 total touchdowns during his four varsity seasons from 2012-15. His final prep totals included 4,520 yards rushing on 466 carries and 66 touchdowns on the ground, as well as 90 receptions for 2,016 yards receiving with 15 scores. He wrapped up his prep career by earning U.S. Army All-American honors among his many accolades as a 2015 senior when he registered 1,847 all-purpose yards and was a big-play producer who tallied 14 total touchdowns and scored in five different ways (interception return, kick return, punt return, receiving, rushing). His most productive season came as a 2013 sophomore when he had career highs of 2,785 all-purpose yards and 43 total touchdowns including career bests of 2,184 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns on the ground. Stovall played on four prep teams that combined for a 37-19 overall record, won three league titles and made four appearances in the Southern Section Mid Valley Division playoffs including runner-up showings in each of his first three seasons.
Stovall's Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 2 (at Oregon State, 2016)
Rushing Yards: 8 (at Oregon State, 2016)
Long Rush: 6 (at Oregon State, 2016)
Receptions: 9 (at USC, 2016)
Receiving Yards: 87 (at USC, 2016)
Receiving TDs: 1 (three times, last at USC, 2016)
Long Reception: 40 (at Arizona State, 2016)
All-Purpose Yards: 87 (at USC, 2016)
Points: 6 (three times, last at USC, 2016)
Tackles: 1 (three times, last at Washington State, 2016)
Cal Career (2016-17)
• Played in 11 games with seven starts and contributed 42 receptions for 415 yards receiving with three touchdown catches
• Finished with 425 all-purpose yards, adding 10 yards rushing on three carries
• Recorded all of his career numbers as a 2016 freshman other than one game played during his 2017 sophomore campaign
• Registered career highs of nine receptions and 87 yards receiving (also a career-high 87 all-purpose yards), as well as a career-high-tying one touchdown catch as a freshman at USC
• Also equaled career highs with one touchdown catch against Hawai'i and Texas
• Announced that he was leaving Cal on May 11, 2018
Sophomore (2018)
• Named second-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by Athlon Sports
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury but did participate in much of spring practice prior to his injury
Sophomore (2017)
• Played in one game off the bench against USC but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Did not participate in spring ball due to injury
Freshman (2016)
• Played in 10 games with seven starts and contributed 42 receptions for 415 yards receiving to rank third on the team in both categories along with three touchdown catches despite missing the final two contests due to an injury suffered in the 10th game of the campaign at Washington State
• Ranked second among Pac-12 freshmen and seventh nationally with an average of 4.2 receptions per game just percentage points ahead of the 4.2 average also posted by fellow Cal rookie wide receiver Demetris Robertson, while his 42 overall receptions were fourth in the conference and 14th nationally
• Finished with 425 all-purpose yards, adding 10 yards rushing on three carries
• Registered single-game career highs of nine receptions and 87 yards receiving (also a career-high 87 all-purpose yards), as well as a career-high-tying one touchdown catch at USC
• Posted his next two best totals in receiving yards with 74 in back-to-back games vs. Texas and at Arizona State, with five catches including a touchdown against the Longhorns and six receptions including a career-long 40-yard grab vs. the Sun Devils
• Had his other touchdown catch in his first game at Cal among four receptions for 61 yards in the season-opener against Hawai'i
• Picked up at least one catch in each of his 10 contests
• Other receiving totals came vs. Oregon (6-35), vs. Utah (5-42), at San Diego State (2-23), at Washington State (2-9), at Oregon State (2-0) and vs. Washington (1-10)
• Co-led Cal in receptions both at USC and vs. Utah
• Had career highs of two rushes and eight yards rushing as well as a career-long six-yard rush and his lone career tackle at Oregon State, while adding one rush for two yards vs. Texas
• Started each of the first four games of his career and each of the last three he played in before suffering his season-ending injury at Washington State
• One of nine players who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its spring practices along with fellow freshmen Greyson Bankhead, Derrick Clark, Jake Curhan, Jordan Duncan and Max Gilliam, as well as junior college transfers Rusty Becker, Jordan Veasy and Dwayne Wallace
• Had a huge spring game with game-highs of seven catches, 128 yards receiving and two touchdown catches of 39 and 32 yards from Zach Kline for a Blue team that was a 38-37 winner over the Gold squad
Paraclete HS (Class of 2016)
• Racked up 7,650 all-purpose yards and 88 total touchdowns while adding a pair of two-point conversions to total 528 points during his four varsity seasons from 2012-15
• Totals included 4,520 yards rushing on 466 carries and 66 touchdowns on the ground, 90 receptions for 2,016 yards receiving with 15 scores, 28 kick returns for 629 yards, and 38 punt returns for 485 yards and three touchdowns
• Also had 10 career interceptions that he returned for 223 yards and three scores on defense while adding 149 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 18 pass deflections, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble as well as one blocked field goal on special teams
• Played on four prep teams that combined for a 37-19 overall record and 9-1 conference mark on their way to two Gold League titles, one Alpha – East conference crown and four appearances in the Southern Section Mid Valley Division playoffs including runner-up showings in each of his first three seasons
• Earned U.S. Army All-American and second-team All-State Small Schools honors from Cal-Hi Sports as well as second-team All-Area and preseason All-Area by the Los Angeles Daily News, Gold Coast League Defensive Player of Year and his team's MVP as a senior when he registered 1,847 all-purpose yards and was a big-play producer that tallied 14 total touchdowns scoring in five different ways (interception return, kick return, punt return, receiving, rushing) while also adding one two-point conversion to finish with 86 points and finishing with 46 receptions for 740 yards and five touchdown catches, and picking another 450 yards on the ground and six rushing touchdowns on the ground, 374 kick return yards including one for a touchdown and 195 punt return yards and one score
• Added 68 tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions that he returned for 88 yards and one pick six, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal as a senior on defense and special teams for a squad that won the Gold Coast League title and reached the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Mid Valley Division
• Played in the Army All-American Game in January of 2016 following his senior season and had a 54-yard kickoff return in the contest
• Named a third-team All-State Junior by Cal-Hi Sports when he had his most productive year as a junior on a 10-4 team that reached the finals of the Southern Section Mid Valley Division playoffs and won a Gold Coast League title with a perfect 3-0 mark when he was the GCL Offensive Most Valuable Player and had 2,455 all-purpose yards and 24 total touchdowns while adding one two-point conversion for 146 points, rushing for 1,603 yards and 20 touchdowns while adding 21 receptions for 415 yards with two scores, seven kick returns for 176 yards, 14 punt returns for 209 yards with one touchdown
• Also had two interceptions that he returned for 52 yards and one score while making 32 tackles and adding eight pass deflections on defense as a junior
• Had career highs of 2,785 all-purpose yards and 43 total touchdowns as a sophomore for a team that finished 9-5 overall and 4-0 in the Alpha – East League to win a conference title, totaling career bests of 2,184 yards rushing, 198 carries and 35 touchdowns on the ground, while adding 22 catches for 403 yards and seven scores, as well as four kick returns for 148 yards and one touchdown, and three punt returns for 50 yards
• Contributed 483 all-purpose yards and seven total touchdowns as a freshman for a squad that was 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the Alpha League to win a conference title, finishing with 30 rushes for 283 yards and five touchdowns on the ground as well as one reception for a 55-yard score on offense
• Added four interceptions that he returned for 83 yards and one touchdown, 49 tackles, eight pass deflections and one forced fumble on defense as a freshman, as well as three kick returns for 31 yards and four punt returns for 31 yards on special teams
• Recorded several career single-game highs and career longs as a senior against Viewpoint when he had a season-high 271 all-purpose yards with 126 yards receiving that included a career-long 66-yard touchdown reception, a career-high 107 kick return yards that included a career-long 92-yard kick return touchdown and 38 punt return yards
• Also registered career single-game highs of 12 receptions and 131 yards receiving as a senior against Burroughs and 77 punt return yards vs. McAuliffe including a season-long 52-yard touchdown return that was one of three ways in which he scored in the contest, adding one rushing and one receiving touchdown
• Posted his career-high all-purpose yards as well as all of his rushing career highs as a junior with 315 all-purpose yards (205 rushing, 65 receiving, 45 punt return) and five touchdowns on the ground against Azusa (also a career-high six total touchdowns adding one receiving), and 215 yards rushing against Bassett as he finished the season with three 200-yard rushing games and eight 100-yard rushing contests
• Defensive and special teams single-game career highs recorded as a senior included 15 tackles against Dorsey, 65 interception return yards and one blocked kick against Sierra Canyon, three passes deflected against Viewpoint and one fumble recovery vs. Montebello, and his lone career tackle for loss came as a junior against Serrano
• Wore No. 11
Recruiting Rankings and Notes (Class of 2016)
Stars: 247Sports (4), 247Sports Composite (4), ESPN (4), Rivals (4), Scout (4), Tom Lemming (4)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (166), Rivals (192), 247Sports Composite (212), ESPN (233), Scout (294)
National All-Purpose Back Ratings: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (4), Rivals (6)
National Athlete Ratings: ESPN (16), Scout (28)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (32)
West Athlete Ratings: Scout (11)
California Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (20), ESPN (26), 247Sports Composite (30), Rivals (36)
California Athlete Ratings: Scout (8)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (93), 247Sports Composite (0.9160), ESPN (81), Rivals (5.8)
• Attended the Nike+ Football The Opening showcase of the nation’s top recruits in 2015 and was on the winning 7-on-7 team at the event
Other
• Full name is Melquise Kemontai Stovall
• Born January 28, 1998
• Son of Dwanda Stovall
• Intended major was sociology
Last Updated
June 21, 2018
