Max Michel: DE · Buffalo · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Max Michel
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Buffalo. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Bowling Green — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-38@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 37-40vs Fordham | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45@ Louisiana | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Akron | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-13vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs Bowling Green | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6@ Kent State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-31@ Toledo | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-20vs Ohio | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-23@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-24vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 9.5 | 4.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%4 sacksTFL rate
21%10 TFLHurry rate
2%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
80%4 of 5 pressures45 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
47.8%
394 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
45 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #127 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Buffalo, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
