Player Career

Max Gilliam Career Story

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Player Story

Max Gilliam story

Max Gilliam built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from Thousand Oaks, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Max Gilliam's career was his passing role: 2,180 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes, 374 attempts, and 248 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 248 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Max Gilliam moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUNLV0
2017 Regular SeasonUNLV00
2018 Regular SeasonUNLV1,39048.817.11,390
2019 Regular SeasonUNLV0-1,390
2020 Regular SeasonUNLV1,03857.727.61,038

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 10 · L 27-40 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

299

Total Offense

80.7 takeover

299 total offense with 63.1 efficiency.

#2

@ San José State

Week 9 · L 37-50 · Conference game

443

Total Offense

74.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

443 total offense with 63.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Nevada

Week 9 · L 19-37 · Conference game

227

Total Offense

67.7 takeover

Loss with 227 yards of offense and 57.7 efficiency.

227 total offense with 57.7 efficiency.

#4

@ Hawai'i

Week 15 · L 21-38 · Conference game

244

Total Offense

67.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

244 total offense with 64.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Wyoming

Week 13 · L 14-45 · Conference game

128

Total Offense

57.8 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

128 total offense with 54.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · UNLV

1,038 primary output · 57.7 efficiency · 27.6 usage

65

#2

2018 Regular Season · UNLV

56

1,390 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 17.1 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UNLV

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency