2025 SEASON: Played in 16 games with one start, recording a career-high four tackles on special teams and a career-best 24.6-yard average on 19 kickoff returns…Also saw action on offense, recording 107 yards and a touchdown on four receptions (26.8 avg.) and 35 yards on five carries (7.0 avg.)…Was sidelined in Week 2 due to a shoulder injury…Was placed on injured reserve (knee) on Jan. 7…At Dallas (Sept. 28): Returned two kickoffs for 60 yards (30.0 avg.)…Vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 12): Posted a career-long 36-yard kick return, a 3-yard run and a tackle on special teams…Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 10): Played a season-high 26 offensive snaps and registered his first catches of the season, posting two receptions for 28 yards (14.0 avg.). Both of his catches came in the fourth quarter and resulted in first downs, including an 18-yard reception on Green Bay's final offensive possession…At N.Y. Giants (Nov. 16): Played two snaps on offense, recording a first down on a career-long 17-yard run in the first quarter. Also posted a tackle on punt coverage in the first quarter…At Detroit (Nov. 27): Rushed for 15 yards on two carries (7.5 avg.), including a 14-yard run for a first down in the third quarter on a drive that ended with a Green Bay TD. Also posted career highs of four kickoff returns for 95 yards (23.8 avg.)…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 7): Appeared on nine offensive snaps, posting a career-long 45-yard reception for a touchdown in the second quarter, Green Bay's second-longest TD pass of the season…Vs. Baltimore (Dec. 27): Registered a 34-yard reception from QB Malik Willis in the third quarter down to the Baltimore 11 that set up a TD on the next play. Also tied career highs with four kickoff returns for 95 yards (23.8 avg.), and his 129 combined net yards on the night were a career high.
2024: Appeared in all 17 games and posted eight catches for 91 yards (11.4 avg.) and 54 rushing yards on eight carries (6.8 avg.)…Added three tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams...Vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 15): Posted a season-long 16-yard run in the first quarter…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 29): Hauled in a 28-yard pass early in the fourth quarter. Also recovered a muffed punt by Vikings WR Jalen Nailor with under a minute remaining in the first half, giving Green Bay the ball at the Minnesota 3 to set up a TD two plays later…Vs. Arizona (Oct. 13): Played 27 snaps on offense and recorded a career-high 27 rushing yards on two carries (13.6 avg.), matching his career long with a 16-yard run in the first quarter. Added a 6-yard reception and a tackle on special teams…At Jacksonville (Oct. 27): Registered a tackle on special teams…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 3): Recorded a 19-yard reception and downed a Daniel Whelan punt at the Detroit 9 early in the second quarter…Vs. New Orleans (Dec. 23): Posted a 14-yard carry and added a tackle on special teams…At Minnesota (Dec. 29): Hauled in a season-high three passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg.)…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Played 32 snaps on offense and 11 on special teams, posting a 16-yard reception and a tackle on special teams.
2023: Appeared in five games with one start, posting 16 receptions for 218 yards (13.6 avg.) and a TD along with three carries for 21 yards (7.0 avg.)…Picked up first downs on 13 of his 16 receptions (81.3 pct.) and had six catches for 90 yards (15.0 avg.) and a TD on third down…Added a tackle on special teams…Was signed to the active roster from the practice squad on Jan. 1, 2024…Was a gameday elevation to the active roster from the practice squad in Weeks 15-17…Was also signed to the active roster earlier in the season (Nov. 22) before being released and then re-signed to the practice squad…Played in both postseason contests, posting two catches for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) and a TD…At Detroit (Nov. 23): Made his NFL debut, appearing on two plays on offense and six on special teams…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 17): Posted his first NFL reception when he hauled in a 7-yard pass from QB Jordan Love to the Tampa Bay 13 in the third quarter…At Carolina (Dec. 24): Appeared on 25 plays on offense, catching four passes for 44 yards (11.0 avg.) with three of the receptions picking up first downs…At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Made his first NFL start and appeared on a career-high 49 snaps, tying for the team lead with a career-high six catches for a career-best and team-leading 105 yards (17.5 avg.). Posted his first NFL touchdown catch when he hauled in a 9-yard pass from Love late in the third quarter. On Green Bay's final series, registered a career-long 37-yard reception from QB Sean Clifford, the sixth time on the night that he picked up a first down on a catch. Became the first Packer to post 100-plus receiving yards and a receiving TD in his first NFL start since Boykin in 2013. Also recorded a tackle on kickoff coverage…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 7): Played 45 of 60 snaps and posted five receptions for 62 yards (12.4 avg.), picking up three first downs. Added two carries for 14 yards (7.0 avg.), including a season-long 12-yard run…At San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 20): Hauled in a 19-yard TD pass from Love in the back of the end zone in the third quarter. On the previous play, drew a 41-yard pass-interference penalty on CB Ambry Thomas on third-and-15 that gave Green Bay the ball at the San Francisco 19.
2022: Was signed by Green Bay to the active roster from the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad on Dec. 27…Was inactive (healthy scratch) for the final two games of the season…Spent the first 16 weeks of the season on Seattle's practice squad…2022 Draft: Was selected by the Seahawks in the seventh round (No. 229 overall), the first WR from Rutgers to be drafted since Carroo was picked by the Dolphins in 2016.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 56 games with 42 starts in five seasons at Rutgers, finishing his career ranked No. 3 in school history in games played, No. 6 in receptions (164), tied for No. 8 in 100-yard receiving games (five) and No. 10 in receiving yards (2,011)…Added 25 carries for 165 yards (6.6 avg.) and two TDs…Majored in criminal justice…2021: Started 11 games in his fifth season of eligibility, leading the team with a career-high 55 receptions for 618 yards (11.2 avg.) and three TDs…Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from Pro Football Focus and fourth-team recognition from Phil Steele…Rushed for 51 yards on nine carries (5.7 avg.), returned five punts for 38 yards (7.6 avg.) and returned five kickoffs for 116 yards (23.2 avg.)…Hauled in six passes for a season-high 125 yards (20.8 avg.) and a TD vs. Delaware (Sept. 18)…Matched his career high with eight catches for 101 yards (12.6 avg.) and a TD at Northwestern (Oct. 16)…Registered a career-high 217 all-purpose yards (116 kickoff return, 48 receiving, 36 rushing, 17 punt return) vs. Maryland (Nov. 27)…2020: Started all nine games and earned All-Big Ten honorable mention from the coaches and media after posting a team-high 47 receptions for a career-high 638 yards (13.6 avg.) and a career-best six TDs…Added 69 rushing yards and two TDs on six carries (11.5 avg.)…Returned six kickoffs for 177 yards (29.5 avg.)…Posted a career-high 150 receiving yards and matched his career high with two TDs on five catches (30.0 avg.) vs. Illinois (Nov. 14)…Matched his season high with seven grabs for 109 yards (15.6 avg.) and a TD vs. Michigan (Nov. 21)…Scored on a 58-yard punt return (lateral across the field) and added seven catches for 86 yards (12.3 avg.) on his way to a season-high 170 all-purpose yards at Ohio State (Nov. 7)…Rushed for 62 yards on two carries (31.0 avg.) at Maryland (Dec. 12), highlighted by a 44-yard TD run in the third quarter…2019: Started all 12 games and paced the team with 30 receptions for 427 yards (14.2 avg.) and two TDs…Added four carries for 22 yards (5.5 avg.)…Posted a season-high six receptions for a season-best 127 yards (21.2 avg.) vs. Massachusetts (Aug. 30), highlighted by the first TD of his career, a 33-yard grab early in the second quarter…Hauled in three passes for 57 yards (19.0 avg.) vs. Ohio State (Nov. 16), including a 45-yard TD reception…2018: Played in all 12 games with seven starts, finishing No. 2 on the team with 28 catches for 245 yards (8.8 avg.)…Posted a season-high six receptions for a season-best 70 yards (11.7 avg.) vs. Illinois (Oct. 6)…2017: Appeared in all 12 games with three starts as a true freshman, hauling in four passes for 83 yards (20.7 avg.)…Recorded a 48-yard reception for his first career catch vs. Morgan State (Sept. 16).
PERSONAL: Given name Miles Bokeem Melton...Born in Egg Harbor City, N.J. …His younger brother, Max, played defensive back at Rutgers and was drafted in the second round (No. 43 overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in 2024…His father, Gary, was a three-year letterwinner at WR and RB at Rutgers (1989-91)…His mother, Vicky, played basketball at Rutgers from 1989-93…High school: Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior at Cedar Creek High School (Egg Harbor City, N.J.), finishing the year with 51 receptions for 766 yards (15.0 avg.) and nine TDs despite dealing with an injury sustained early in the season…Added 451 rushing yards and seven rushing TDs…Led the Pirates to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the NJSIAA South Jersey final (Group 2) as a senior…As a junior, rushed for 742 yards and 13 TDs and hauled in 31 passes for 676 yards (21.8 avg.) and 11 TDs, helping Cedar Creek to the 2015 NJSIAA South Jersey title (Group 2)…Also played basketball and competed in track and field, capturing the Cape-Atlantic League 200-meter, 400-meter and long jump titles in 2016...Community involvement: Shopped with kids at a holiday shopping event in December 2025…Ran drills and interacted with kids at the Grit 920 football camp in Green Bay in September 2024…Attended a high school football game between West De Pere/De Pere and interacted with fans as part of the Packers Vs. Cancer initiative.
