Tight end, Sam Houston (from Missouri, Akron), 2022–⁠26

Max Whisner

Number
No. 87
Height
6′5″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Kansas City, MO

Max Whisner plays tight end for Sam Houston, after Missouri (2022–⁠23) and Akron (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Nicholls: 1 catch, 10 yards.

2026 so far

6 catches, 47 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 10 yards vs. Nicholls, W 59–⁠0

Next game: vs. New Mexico State, Oct 21

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 20@TROY
  2. 17TLSA
  3. 10NICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Akron4369.0123
2026Sam Houston6477.8015
Career10838.3123

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Missouri87TERS
2023Missouri87TEFr.
2024Akron87TESo.
2025Akron87TEJr.
2026Sam Houston87TESr.6′5″255

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
2025Akron40.79––3.2–
2026Sam Houston70.30––2.1–

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

2026 Sam Houston 3 games, 6 catches, 47 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atTroyL 21–⁠24220015
Sep 12vs.TulsaL 17–⁠2331708
Sep 19vs.NichollsW 59–⁠0110010
2025 Akron 3 games, 4 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 4vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠221111
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 44–⁠10233023
Nov 11vs.Kent StateL 35–⁠421202

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

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