Quarterback, UNLV, 2016–⁠20

Max Gilliam

Number: No. 6
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 200 lb
Class (2020): Senior
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA

Max Gilliam played quarterback at UNLV (2016–⁠20).

387passing yards, career highat San José State, 2018 4touchdown passes, career highat San José State, 2018 139rushing yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

1,394

786

4–⁠80–⁠6

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2018	UNLV	124	226	54.9	1,394	6.2	14	8
2020	UNLV	89	148	60.1	786	5.3	5	4
Career		213	374	57.0	2,180	5.8	19	12

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	UNLV	51	−4	−0.1	1	25
2020	UNLV	62	252	4.1	2	71
Career		113	248	2.2	3	71

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	UNLV	6	QB	RS
2017	UNLV	6	QB	Fr.
2018	UNLV	6	QB	So.
2019	UNLV	6	QB	Jr.
2020	UNLV	6	QB	Sr.	6′3″	200

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	Adj. pass	Adj. rush
2018	UNLV	276	0.15	20th (n=160)	0.26	40.9	41%	0.20	-0.06
2020	UNLV	214	0.19	27th (n=116)	0.27	41.0	50%	0.20	0.19

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 UNLV 6 games, 786 passing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Oct 24	atSan Diego State	L 6–⁠34	13	21	105	1	0	−12
Oct 31	vs.Nevada	L 19–⁠37	27	40	207	2	0	20
Nov 7	vs.Fresno State	L 27–⁠40	15	31	160	1	2	139
Nov 14	atSan José State	L 17–⁠34	7	10	62	0	0	−15
Nov 27	vs.Wyoming	L 14–⁠45	11	19	65	0	1	63
Dec 12	atHawai’i	L 21–⁠38	16	27	187	1	1	57

2018 UNLV 9 games, 1,394 passing yards, 14 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 8	vs.UTEP	W 52–⁠24	0	1	0	0	0	–
Oct 6	vs.New Mexico	L 14–⁠50	15	35	123	2	1	−43
Oct 13	atUtah State	L 28–⁠59	18	36	250	3	1	−8
Oct 19	vs.Air Force	L 35–⁠41	26	38	261	3	1	−3
Oct 27	atSan José State	L 37–⁠50	28	50	387	4	3	56
Nov 3	vs.Fresno State	L 3–⁠48	14	30	98	0	1	−7
Nov 10	atSan Diego State	W 27–⁠24	16	24	237	1	1	6
Nov 17	atHawai’i	L 28–⁠35	5	9	27	1	0	2
Nov 24	vs.Nevada	W 34–⁠29	2	3	11	0	0	−7