Max Alford
Michigan Wolverines
83
Good

Max Alford

Michigan WolverinesSolid
MLBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · BYU
2nd String / Backup

Is Max Alford starting?

Max Alford is listed 2nd string at MLB for Michigan Wolverines.

Redshirt senior · #30 · 6'2", 235 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Michigan Wolverines

  1. 11883Troy BowlesStarter
  2. 23083Max AlfordYou

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Up next for Michigan

Michigan plays Michigan State at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Park City, ranked #2,158 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 21 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,158 NatlTeam Share3%
Park City, UT
Jersey
#30
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
235 lbs
Transfer
BYU

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—2121

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8130
National Rank
#2158
High School
Park City
Hometown
Park City, UT

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LMINNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-14

Sep 19WUTEPTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-17

Max Alford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

21 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
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