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Max Melton

CB·Arizona Cardinals
Tier 8Round 2, pick 43 in 2024
Updated November 10, 2026
68.4
Model Score
Up from 68.3 last year
Trade value ·a 7th
2026 Cap Hit
$2.4M
APY
$2.2M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$6.9M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$4.7M/yr
underpaid by $2.5M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $19M total · range $2.0M to $5.7M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Marcus JonesNE · signed 2025
3 yr · $12.0M/yr
31
Mike HughesDET · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.3M/yr
32
Anthony AverettLV · signed 2022
1 yr · $4.0M/yr
35
Tre FlowersCIN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.9M/yr
30
Tre HerndonJAX · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
36
Brandon FacysonIND · signed 2022
1 yr · $3.8M/yr
37

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$1.6M$795K$821K
2025$2.0M$1.2M$821K$0$2.0M
2026$2.4M$1.6M$821K$3.3M$0
2027$2.8M$2.0M$821K$871K$2.0M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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