Sacred Heart · W 37-10 · FCS
No catches.
Dowling has catches in 7 of Massachusetts’s 8 games: none against Sacred Heart.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Max Dowling
Arrived at Massachusetts from UT Martin. One game to point at: 48 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 5, 2026.
129 receiving yards · 16 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Is the first read once you cross the 20.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UConn on Oct. 23: 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 of 3 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 16 catches for 129 yards. Massachusetts has thrown to him 25 times in 194 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 3 | 34 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 20 | 199 | 9.9 | 3 | 77 |
| Career | 36 | 328 | 9.1 | 6 | 77 |
Last game (Wk 8): 18 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 48 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 3 | 34 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 14-38
3 rec · 48 yds · 1 TD
With W. Watson III — 210 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 34.0 · 13 rush yds (4 car) · E. Phillipson — 50 yards per punt · 2 punts · 54 long
The plays that mattered most
637th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2512% of team targetsCatch rate
64%16 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 25 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 4-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 28.3 | 14.1 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 11.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #8 of 12 Mid-American TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Leipold and Joe Harasymiak.
