Max Tooley: LB · BYU · #31.
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Max Tooley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at BYU. On tape: 16 tackles against Cincinnati, Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-0vs Sam Houston | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-16vs Southern Utah | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-31@ Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-38@ Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-27vs Cincinnati | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 11-44@ TCU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-35@ No. 7 Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-37@ West Virginia | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-45vs Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs No. 14 Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-40@ No. 21 Oklahoma State | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 92 | 53 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 38-31
at Arkansas
1 interception · 1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%5 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups92 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 41-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
52.7%
395 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
62.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
92 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at BYU, 309 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalani Sitake.
