Max Melton

KR2Questionable · Kneewk 7 report

Season

Passer rating allowed

84.4▼ 9.7 vs '25

37th of 86 CBs

Y/TGT

6.2▼ 1.7 vs '25

28th of 86 CBs

Completion % allowed

52.0%▼ 10.2 vs '25

21st of 86 CBs

Passes defended

4▼ 1 vs '25

46th of 86 CBs

Tackling

20 tkl

6 stops · 1 mtkl · 0 ff

Ranks compare against the 86 qualifying cornerbacks on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Targets allowed by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ LACW	24	43.6	1	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	5	40.0	4.4	0	2
Wk 2 vs SEAL	21	30.0	2	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	3	66.7	5.3	0	0
Wk 3 @ SFL	53	98.1	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	7	57.1	9.1	0	1
Wk 4 @ NYGL	59	88.1	4	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	17.5	0	0
Wk 5 vs DETL	38	57.6	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	1
Wk 6 @ LAW	45	77.6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	50.0	2.8	0	0
Season	240	64.9	20	6	1	1	0.0	0	0	25	52.0	6.2	0	4

2026 cornerbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2024 with Cardinals

$8.9Mover 4 years

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	6	240	64.9	20	6	1	4.5	0.0	0	0	25	84.4	0	4	0	0
2025	9	423	71.5	30	6	1	18.9	0.0	0	0	45	94.1	0	5	0	0
2024	17	565	51.9	49	9	2	13.0	0.0	0	0	49	94.0	0	5	1	0
Career	32	1,228	59.9	99	21	4	13.3	0.0	0	0	119	92.0	0	14	1	0