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EMU: 2023: Played in 12 games and earned two starts… Posted 24 tackles, including six solo stops… Added 1.0 TFLs, including 0.5 at Minnesota (Sept. 9) and at Northern Illinois (Oct. 21)… Recorded three quarterback hurries… 2022: Saw action in all 13 games… Had 24 tackles with two tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sack… Recorded his first career forced fumble against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 2)… Had his first sack and tackle-for-loss versus Western Michigan (Oct. 8)… Set a career-high with six tackles against Buffalo (Sept. 24)… 2021: Saw time in a trio of games... Finished the season with a pair of tackles, both against Bowling Green (Oct. 23)... HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Heritage Hall High School and played under Head Coach Brett Bogert as a Charger... Rated as a three-star player by 247Sports... Ranked as the state’s eighth-best prospect by Rivals, while coming in at No. 9 according to ESPN... As a senior, was ranked eighth in the Super 50 by in Oklahoma City as well as No. 19 in The Oklahoman Preseason Super 30... Listed No. 21 in OkPreps.com Preseason Top 6 as well as No. 22 in VYPE Oklahoma’s Top 100... Had 38 tackles, eight TFLs, four sacks, a safety, and one interception... As a junior in 2019, collected second-team all-state honors on the offensive line by The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World... Earned 2019 all-city accolades by The Oklahoman... Part of ESPN’s Top 300 in the  Class of 2021 (#227)... Earned the team’s Outstanding OL Award from 2017-19... Part of two state titles in football, two state titles in basketball, four district championships, two semifinals, and a state runner up in basketball... PERSONAL: Full Name: Melvin Earl Swindle II... Son of Melvin and Gayle Swindle... Has two brothers, Melvin and Lantez, and two sisters, Sheronica and Melody... Communication major.