University of North Carolina Athletics
2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 9
Melkart Abou Jaoude
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Newton, N.J.
- High School:
- Newton
HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 SEASON
2022 SEASON
Bio: Played football at Newtown High School... Father, Joseph Jaoudy, played professional volleyball
- 2025 Second Team All-ACC Selection
- 2024 All-CAA Honorable Mention (DL) selection
- 2023 Fall CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
- All-CAA Honorable Mention (DL) selection
- Appeared and started in all 11 games
- Finished the season with 24 tackles
- Had team-highs of 9.5 TFLs, 6.5 sacks and 8 QB hurries
- Registered at least one tackle in all 11 games
- Had at least 0.5 sacks in seven games
- Had a season-high five tackles and 2.0 sacks at Richmond (10/19)
- Recorded three tackles and a sack against Bryant (8/29)
- Had three tackles, a TFL and 0.5 sacks against UAlbany (10/26)
2023 SEASON
- Appeared in all 13 games, with two starts
- Finished the season with 25 tackles, 5.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks
- Recorded a season-high five tackles against Saint Francis (9/16)
- Had four tackles, 3.0 TFLs and one sack against Elon (11/4)
- Had three tackles and a sack at Campbell (11/11)
- Made two tackles in each of Delaware’s playoff games
- Earned Honors on the Fall CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEASON
- Appeared in one game against Morgan State
Bio: Played football at Newtown High School... Father, Joseph Jaoudy, played professional volleyball
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