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
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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