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ARI · NB · #16

Max Melton

Starter

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Max Melton is the starting NB for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Max Melton this week

The Arizona Cardinals play next in Week 6, on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Max Melton is listed as the starter at NB going into that game.

At NB for the Arizona Cardinals, Kalen King is next in line behind him.

Max Melton's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 21-45 vs DET (Oct 11); L 24-36 at NYG (Oct 4); L 30-36 at SF (Sep 27).

Max Melton wears No. 16, is 24 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 190 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of Rutgers.

Is Max Melton playing this week?

Max Melton is expected to start at NB for Arizona Cardinals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ARI NB Depth

1Max MeltonStarter
2Kalen King

Arizona Cardinals Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
5' 11"
Weight
190
Experience
3 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ARI581004
    2025ARI9201005
    2024ARI17342005
    Career3 yrs316240014

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    8
    -0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    3
    Games
    31
    Tackles
    62

    #118 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Max Melton is rated 74 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 118th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 55% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    49th percentile
    Beats 49% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 9 games
    2026 + 2025 · 618 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 43 · 2024 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DETTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 21-45

    Oct 4L@ NYGTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-36

    Sep 27L@ SFTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 30-36

    Sep 20Lvs SEATKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Sep 13W@ LACTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    2

    Final W 26-14

    Max Melton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Max Melton plays 64% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share64%

    All Depth Chart Roles

    NB No. 1 (Defense) · KR No. 2 (Special Teams)

    College

    Rutgers

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