Background
Ingram was born and raised in Hamlet, North Carolina.
Ingram was born and raised in Hamlet, North Carolina.
He attended Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham, North Carolina. Ingram attended the University of South Carolina, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier"s South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 2008 to 2011.
He played college football for the University of South Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the Chargers in the first round with the 18th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, and was considered one of the top pass rusher prospects available. As a senior linebacker he recorded 87 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
He played linebacker for the Gamecocks before switching to defensive education
As a junior in 2010, he led the team with nine sacks. In 2011, Ingram registered 10 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, and two interceptions.
He also scored three touchdowns. Two of his touchdowns came against Georgia in a 45-42 victory in Athens, including a 68 yard fake-punt for a touchdown.
Ingram"s strong senior campaign helped propel the Gamecocks defense to a final Number.
4 national poll ranking, and he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. 2012 NFL Draft
Ingram was selected by the San Diego Chargers 18th overall in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft. San Diego Chargers
In his rookie campaign, Ingram racked up 18 quarterback pressures, tied for second-most on the squad, along with 12 special teams tackles, which tied for the team lead.
He played in all 16 games, with two starts.
On May 14, 2013, Ingram tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the Chargers" organized team activities and was expected to miss the entire 2013 season. On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
On December 7, 2013, Ingram was activated off the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. In Week 16, Ingram sacked Raiders Quarterback Matt McGloin while forcing a fumble.
In the wild card game vs the Cincinnati Bengals, Ingram picked off Quarterback Andy Dalton for his first postseason Interception.
On October 4, 2015 Melvin Ingram strip sacked Josh Mccown and also subsequently recovered his own force fumble.