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CB · #16 · Arizona Cardinals · week 10 · Sun Nov 15

Max Melton

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2024 · R2 P43
  • EXP 2 seasons
  • AGE under 25
  • DEPTH NB1
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As of week 10, Max Melton was a CB for ARI, age 24.4, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 9 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 64% of snaps; his line was 3.1 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.6 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 27 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. His injury history held 11 episodes (concussion 2, knee 2, achilles 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a knee injury in 2026 week 9.

The full read

In short

In short

Max Melton is a starter at nickelback for ARI — 98% of the snaps in his best week of 7. His snaps dropped last week. Of players in that position who did play the following week, 43% took under 70% of their usual snaps. His team named him inactive in week 7. His team has not listed him on the final report.

We have made a call on him in week 10

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 10

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game3.1 range 1.0–6.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Passes defended / game0.6 range 0.0–2.0

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

  • Snap share63.6% range 30–98

    wk 1–8 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 44%wk 1
  2. 30%wk 2
  3. 98%wk 3
  4. 88%wk 4
  5. 58%wk 5
  6. 78%wk 6
  7. 49%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202641

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 7knee3Questionable
2026 · wk 3toe1Questionable
2026 · wk 2ankle1Questionable
2025 · wk 13achilles6Out
2025 · wk 10concussion2Out
2025 · wk 5hamstring2Questionable
2025 · wk 3knee1Questionable
2024 · wk 16shin1—
2024 · wk 12illness1—
2024 · wk 8neck1—
2024 · wk 2concussion1Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 11 episodes · 20 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×2

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 10

RoleCB2 · 64% snaps
Season2026 · 7 games through wk 9
Per game3.1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.6 passes defended
Career2 seasons · 27 games before 2026
Injuries11 episodes · last: knee, 2026 wk 9
Bioage 24.4 · 2 seasons' experience · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at nickelback — 98% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chartfirst at nickelback
Last weekHis snaps dropped last week, below his usual share
Snaps played64% a week on average over 7 weeks, 98% at his highest, 31% on special teams
Build5 ft 11 in · 190 lb
CollegeRutgers
Drafted2024, round 2 pick 43, by ARI
Ageunder 25 at the season's start
Experience2 seasons

Named inactive in week 7

The team's own list (knee). We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 10; the rest of his team's report.