Arizona Cardinals · CB RoomCB
#16 Max Melton
Exp 2 yrs NFLAge 24Ht / Wt 5'11" · 190 lbCollege Rutgers
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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CornerbackExperience
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Updated 2026-07-29CB room context
View full depth chart →Max Melton holds the RCB · Backup spot in Arizona Cardinals’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Max Melton played 10 games in 2025 with a 67% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
5
Passes defended
Background & career
Max Melton is a right cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, standing 5'11" and weighing 190 pounds. The Cardinals selected him 43rd overall in the 2024 NFL Draft out of Rutgers, making him the highest draft pick from that school since 2010. In his first two seasons with Arizona, Melton appeared in 27 games with 11 starts, recording 30 tackles and five passes defensed during the 2025 campaign. He appeared in all 17 games as a rookie in 2024, his debut season with Arizona.
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