Bullitt in 2010
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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | November 13, 1984 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Bryan, Texas | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 193 |
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Sacks: | 0.0 |
INTs: | 7 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Melvin Terry Bullitt (born November 13, 1984) is a former American football defensive back. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and played for the team for five seasons. He played college football for Texas A&M.
Bullitt starred at Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Texas, where he was team MVP as a senior after totaling 78 tackles (43 solo), five pass deflections, and three interceptions. He also caught seven passes for 185 yards and a touchdown. He was teammates with Uche Nwaneri and Jacob Lacey.
Bullitt committed to Texas A&M at the end of his junior year.
As a freshman at Texas A&M, Bullitt played in 8 games and produced 13 tackles. As a sophomore, he played in 12 games, finishing with 29 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble. He started 10 games as a junior and compiled 59 tackles, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. In the 2006 season, as a senior outside linebacker, he started in all 13 games had 84 tackles (26 solo), one interception, one fumble recovery, and eight pass deflections. After the season, he was named to the 2006 AT&T All-Big 12 Football First Team. He finished his college career with 183 tackles (80 solo), 10.5 tackles for losses, and four interceptions.
Bullitt changed positions every season. He began playing at corner, then free safety, then strong safety, and finally at outside linebacker.
Bullitt signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. He started in the Colts’ dime package in a 33-14 week-5 victory over Tampa Bay and also saw action on defense in week 9 against New England as a replacement for injured Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders. He had his most extensive playing time in week 17 against Tennessee, when he entered the game in the second half after the Colts rested starters on both sides of the ball. Despite only playing the second half, he made a team-high 10 tackles.