Walter Payton Award-winning quarterback Tommy Mellott from Butte and record-setting distance runner Grace Gilbreth from Bozeman stand as Montana State’s representatives in the group featuring ...

Mellott's Montana State lost the title game to Miller's North Dakota State with both men playing brilliantly in the 35-32 triumph for Miller. Miller and Mellott led their teams in passing and rushing.

Someone doesn’t get the nickname “Touchdown Tommy” without being a playmaker, and the clip above is a great example of how Mellott lived up to the moniker and just made plays at Montana State.

The Las Vegas Raiders selected Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Mellott, known as ‘Touchdown Tommy,’ is expected to make the move to wide ...

Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott is awarded the FCS Walter Payton Award Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, during the FCS Stats Perform Awards Banquet at the Hyatt Regency in Frisco.

Mellott, at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, does not fit the physical profile of an NFL quarterback. But he has athleticism in spades, as evidenced by his 9.68 Relative Athletic Score.

BUTTE, Mont. – Tommy Mellott, a standout from Butte, has officially signed with the Las Vegas Raiders after being drafted in the late sixth round of the NFL Draft.