Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Rutgers
Max Melton
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Mays Landing, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Max Melton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Max Melton built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Mays Landing, NJ wearing No. 16, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Max Melton's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 43
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Max Melton, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Rutgers. Max Melton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
- Touchdowns
- 2
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Max Melton Rutgers Highlights
2023 · Rutgers · Player Highlight
Max Melton college highlights at Rutgers.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Max Melton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Grayson · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Grayson · 80 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 11 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 298th (top 32%) · Big Ten 132nd (top 22%) · National 1,240th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 43.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 64.7 |
Related Context
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Max Melton played DB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Max Melton recorded 111 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 14 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
10.5
Consistency
48.7
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 2. Temple: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Michigan: 0. Wagner: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan State: 2. Indiana: 3. Ohio State: 0. Iowa: 3. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. Temple: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Wagner: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 3 by 32.5. Indiana: 6 by 55. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 3 by 42.5. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
55 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs MarylandSplash game | L 24-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Penn State | L 6-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ IowaSplash game | L 0-22 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Ohio State | L 16-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 31-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Wisconsin | L 13-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Wagner | W 52-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Michigan | L 7-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Virginia Tech | W 35-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Temple | W 36-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 24-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Max Melton story
Max Melton built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Mays Landing, NJ wearing No. 16, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Max Melton's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 61 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Max Melton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 13.4 | 2.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 21.7 | 4.5 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 21.7 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 22.4 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 14 | 22.8 | 10.5 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 8 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ Temple
Week 3 · W 16-14
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 11 · L 0-22 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 61-14
4
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 7 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Rutgers
14 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 10.5 usage
64.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
52.8
13 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Rutgers
43.1
10 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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