Max Patterson

Senior wide receiver for Delaware. 2025: 20 catches, 275 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Delaware · Sr.

6′0″ · 185 lb · Arlington, VA

CFB Index 34 · #365 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETvs Coastal CarolinaDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

EPA / target: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

275

receiving yards · 2025

20 catches · 3 TD · 13.8 per catch

Swing playSwung Delaware from 6% to 34% to win.Delaware at Sam Houston · 26-23

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Delaware. 2025: 20 catches, 275 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2021.
Transferred from Rutgers to Delaware in 2024.

His career, year by year

Max Patterson

WR · Delaware · Sr

Beats you over the top. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 87 rec yds, 4 receptions against Jacksonville State — Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

34Below cohort / limited sample #365 of 485?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (93rd percentile). Strength: explosive rate (85th percentile). Concern: receptions (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#53 / 798 · 93rd pct

0.80

Explosive rate#113 / 798 · 85th pct

16.7%

Catch rate#200 / 798 · 74th pct

75.0%

TD rate#213 / 798 · 73rd pct

4.2%

Yards / catch#315 / 798 · 61st pct

12.4

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#216 / 558 · 60th pct

13.8

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Rec yards#379 / 558 · 32nd pct

275

Long catch#378 / 558 · 31st pct

Receptions#417 / 558 · 24th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

25%6 of his 24 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.5	14.5	11.2	0.0
Road6g	2.3	36.2	15.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	1.7	17.0	9.8	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	2.1	32.0	15.3	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #365 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #365 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #35 of 52 Conference USA WRs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Delaware	20	275	13.8	3	--
2023	Rutgers	1	5	5.0	0	--
2022	Rutgers	2	6	3.0	0	--
Career		23	286	12.4	3	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Middle Tennessee · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.67No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #0 M.Patterson caught at MTSU48, for 24 yards to the MTSU41 (#39 C.Noble), 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · Sam Houston · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +3.28Max Patterson 26 Yd pass from Nick Minicucci (Nate Reed Kick)
Week 8 · Jacksonville State · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.17Nick Minicucci pass complete to Max Patterson for 40 yds to the JXST 30 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Florida International · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.77Nick Minicucci pass complete to Max Patterson for 10 yds to the DEL 49 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Wake Forest · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.65No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Streeter pass complete short right to #0 M.Patterson caught at Wake44, for 4 yards to the Wake44 (#37 W.Tackie Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · Wake Forest · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Max Patterson 25 Yd pass from Braden Streeter (Nate Reed Kick)
Week 8 · Jacksonville State · 2&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.13Nick Minicucci pass complete to Max Patterson for 21 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 8 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.42Nick Minicucci pass complete to Max Patterson for 15 yds to the DEL 47 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · UTEP · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.28No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #0 M.Patterson caught at UTEP48, for 9 yards to the UTEP48 (#10 J.Wilson)
Week 11 · Louisiana Tech · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.10No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #0 M.Patterson caught at TECH38, for 4 yards to the TECH36 (#1 M.Richard), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 7-31@ Colorado	2	26	13.0	0	18
Wk 4	W 38-16@ Florida International	2	17	8.5	0	10
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Western Kentucky	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 8	L 25-38@ Jacksonville State	4	87	21.8	1	40	Season-high 87 yds
Wk 9	W 31-28vs Middle Tennessee	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 10	L 30-59@ Liberty	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 11	W 25-24vs Louisiana Tech	2	6	3.0	0	4
Wk 12	L 23-26@ Sam Houston	2	34	17.0	1	26
Wk 13	L 14-52@ Wake Forest	3	33	11.0	1	25
Wk 14	W 61-31vs UTEP	2	20	10.0	0	11
Total		20	275	13.6	3	40

The receiver room · Delaware

#18Sean WilsonWR · Jr.850 receiving yards · 2025
#15Jake ThawWR · Sr.359 receiving yards · 2025
Bryson GravesWR · Jr.330 receiving yards · 2025
#9Ja'Carree KellyWR · Jr.304 receiving yards · 2025
Max PattersonWR · Sr.275 receiving yards · 2025

18 more on the roster · Delaware team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Max Patterson

2021

2024

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Deep Threat

The receiver room · Delaware