Tight end, Ohio State (from Purdue), 2022–⁠25

Max Klare

Number
No. 86
Height
6′5″
Weight
243 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Guilford, IN
Born
Jul 8, 2003

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Max Klare played tight end at Purdue (2022–⁠24) and Ohio State (2025). The Los Angeles Rams took Klare in round 2, No. 61 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
685
Receiving yards, 2024 (Purdue, 1–⁠11)
Drafted
No. 61
Round 2, 2026 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

8catches, career highat Virginia Tech, 2023133receiving yards, career highat Illinois, 2024

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Purdue221968.9027
2024Purdue5168513.4462
2025Ohio State4344810.4239
Career1161,32911.5662

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Purdue86TERS
2023Purdue86TEFr.
2024Purdue86TESo.
2025Ohio State86TEJr.6′5″243

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Purdue220.60––13.36%
2024Purdue530.8235th (n=581)0.9243.29%
2025Ohio State550.5057th (n=1040)0.4627.57%

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 Ohio State 13 games, 43 catches, 448 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.TexasW 14–⁠7111011
Sep 6vs.GramblingW 70–⁠01707
Sep 13vs.OhioW 37–⁠9230116
Sep 27atWashingtonW 24–⁠6226018
Oct 4vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠3563029
Oct 11atIllinoisW 34–⁠16438022
Oct 18atWisconsinW 34–⁠0529010
Nov 1vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠141606
Nov 8atPurdueW 34–⁠10559020
Nov 15vs.UCLAW 48–⁠1052608
Nov 22vs.RutgersW 42–⁠97105139
Nov 29atMichiganW 27–⁠932009
Dec 6vs.IndianaL 10–⁠13228020
2024 Purdue 12 games, 51 catches, 685 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Indiana StateW 49–⁠0571143
Sep 14vs.Notre DameL 7–⁠66336021
Sep 21atOregon StateL 21–⁠38246132
Sep 28vs.NebraskaL 10–⁠28340017
Oct 5atWisconsinL 6–⁠52226022
Oct 12atIllinoisL 49–⁠506133062
Oct 18vs.OregonL 0–⁠35332023
Nov 2vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠26678014
Nov 9atOhio StateL 0–⁠45213011
Nov 16vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠49791129
Nov 22atMichigan StateL 17–⁠24783127
Nov 30atIndianaL 0–⁠66536016
2023 Purdue 5 games, 22 catches, 196 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Fresno StateL 35–⁠39222016
Sep 9atVirginia TechW 24–⁠17864027
Sep 16vs.SyracuseL 20–⁠35565020
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠3841808
Sep 30vs.IllinoisW 44–⁠19327018

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′4⅜″
Weight246 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan77⅞″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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