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Max Melton

Rutgers · Cornerback · 2020-23

INT
8
PD
20
TKL
111

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2023, Melton recorded 111 tackles. From 2021 to 2023, Melton also had 8 interceptions.

Melton was the No. 43 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 5th-highest cornerback rating at Rutgers since 1990 and No. 92 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • No. 43 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Max Melton season-by-season statistics at Rutgers
SeasonTklPDInt
20202000
20212853
20223192
20233263
Total111208

Seasons with tracked stats at Rutgers. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Rutgers Teammates

  1. 74Kyle Monangai2020-24RB
  2. 72Olakunle Fatukasi2017-21LB
  3. 72Christian Izien2018-22S
  4. 71Robert Longerbeam2021-24CB
  5. 71Christian Braswell2021-22CB
  6. 70Shaquan Loyal2021-24S
  7. 69Dariel Djabome2022-25LB
  8. 68Aaron Lewis2020-24EDGE
  9. 68Avery Young2018-22S
  10. 68Bo Melton2017-21WR

Full Rutgers all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Max Melton) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.