Max Shikenjanski
Minnesota Golden Gophers
60
Depth

Max Shikenjanski

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QBOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Max Shikenjanski starting?

Max Shikenjanski is listed 2nd string at QB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Max Shikenjanski is listed QB #2 for Minnesota at 60 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1583Drake LindseyStarter
  2. 2660Max ShikenjanskiYou
  3. 31451Dylan Wittke
  4. 41251Michael Merdinger

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Stillwater Area, ranked #3,198 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 80 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 60 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,198 NatlTeam Share3%
Stillwater, MN
Jersey
#6
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
20258010

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7600
National Rank
#3198
High School
Stillwater Area
Hometown
Stillwater, MN

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated offense; 23th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 60.

Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 23% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 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

Sep 4WEIUYDS 50
CMP-ATT
3-3
YDS
50
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
240.0
CAR
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
1

Final W 59-7

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

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Team Role

QB: 80 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement3%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.