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Tight end, Michigan, 2021–25
Max Bredeson
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hartland, WI
- Born
- Oct 4, 2002
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Max Bredeson played tight end at Michigan (2021–25). The Minnesota Vikings took Bredeson in round 5, No. 159 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 44 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 44 | TE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 44 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Michigan | 44 | TE | Sr. | 6′2″ | 250 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 5 | 0.97 | – | – | 4.9 | – |
| 2023 | Michigan | 3 | 0.31 | – | – | 0.9 | – |
| 2024 | Michigan | 3 | 0.31 | – | – | 0.9 | – |
| 2025 | Michigan | 3 | 0.22 | – | – | 0.7 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Michigan 2 games, 2 catches, 11 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 22 | at Maryland | W 45–20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2024 Michigan 3 games, 3 catches, 24 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–18 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | L 17–27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 50–6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
2023 Michigan 3 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 30–3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 31–6 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at Nebraska | W 45–7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2022 Michigan 4 games, 5 catches, 78 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado State | W 51–7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–10 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Maryland | W 34–27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Illinois | W 19–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 252 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅞″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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