Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-20@ Maryland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
#44
Max Bredeson
Former tight end at Michigan. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 250 lb · Hartland, WI
All-ConferenceDrafted by Minnesota — Rd 5, Pick 19, #159 overall
How he plays
Rec TDs: 7th percentile.
The numbers
11
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 5.5 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 7 yds, at Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Michigan. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Drafted round 5 by the Minnesota in 2026.
Max Bredeson
Four seasons at Michigan, three different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore and Biff Poggi. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 7 rec yds, 1 receptions against Maryland — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 132 receiving yards — drafted at #159 overall by Minnesota.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2025
- All-Big Tenthird
2026
- Drafted by Minnesotaround 5, pick 159
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #159
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, and Biff Poggi. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Minnesota2026 NFL rookie season
#159Rd 5 · Pick 19
Minnesota2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 5.5 YDS/g, 5.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology