Max Melton, the Rutgers CB, sits at No. 65 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 11% elite, 17% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Versatile inside/outside cornerback who displayed improvement every year at Rutgers.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Melton carries good size and did a nice job staying with some of the better receiving options from the Big Ten.”
Athleticism
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Melton is a gritty defender with the speed, quickness and athleticism to challenge receivers at the line of scrimmage.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a outside-CB.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Versatile inside/outside cornerback who displayed improvement every year at Rutgers. Melton carries good size and did a nice job staying with some of the better receiving options from the Big Ten. He's adequate from press and has the burst to make up ground when he gets behind early. He's at his best, however, when playing with his eyes forward from zone and searching for clues to jump in and make plays on the footba…”
“…Melton is a gritty defender with the speed, quickness and athleticism to challenge receivers at the line of scrimmage. He utilizes an aggressive bump-and-run technique that forces quarterbacks to throw into tight windows.…”
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