Usage / Role
55%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Florida International
Max Bortenschlager
QB • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Fishers, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Max Bortenschlager is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Maryland • Florida International
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Max Bortenschlager built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a quarterback from Fishers, IN wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida International and Maryland. The clearest part of Max Bortenschlager's...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Max Bortenschlager, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland. Max Bortenschlager is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,380
- Passing yards
- 4,674
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Max Bortenschlager quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida International · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,380
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cathedral · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Cathedral · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 2,685 total offense · QB 63rd (top 17%) · Conference USA 7th (top 5%) · National 63rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 182 | 209 | -27 | 1 | 40.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 10 | 1,326 | 1,313 | 13 | 12 | 54.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 5 | 187 | 217 | -30 | 1 | 24.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 2,685 | 2,935 | -250 | 20 | 63.2 |
Related Context
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Max Bortenschlager played QB for Maryland and Florida International. Across 6 tracked seasons, Max Bortenschlager recorded 4,674 passing yards, -294 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Maryland paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 49.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Florida International.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 289 yards of offense and 57.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
132.6
Efficiency
49.3
Usage
20.8
Consistency
72.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Towson: 33. UCF: 119. Minnesota: 172. Ohio State: -27. Northwestern: 289. Wisconsin: 119. Indiana: 169. Rutgers: 154. Michigan State: 115. Penn State: 183
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Towson: 11 by 49.7. UCF: 37 by 42.3. Minnesota: 32 by 63.8. Ohio State: 20 by 34. Northwestern: 50 by 57.2. Wisconsin: 35 by 41.2. Indiana: 20 by 56.6. Rutgers: 27 by 50.8. Michigan State: 30 by 48.1. Penn State: 43 by 49.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins124.7 · Games = 3 · -11.3 vs Losses
Losses136 · Games = 7 · +11.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
63.8 vs Minnesota
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Penn State | L 3-66 | 20 | 36 | 185 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 49.6 | 7 | -2 | -0.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Michigan State | L 7-17 | 13 | 25 | 121 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Rutgers | L 24-31 | 11 | 20 | 150 | 55.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.8 | 7 | 4 | 0.60 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Indiana | W 42-39 | 10 | 16 | 171 | 62.5 | 2 | 1 | 56.6 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Wisconsin | L 13-38 | 13 | 30 | 125 | 43.3 | 1 | 1 | 41.2 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Northwestern3+ TD | L 21-37 | 17 | 38 | 255 | 44.7 | 3 | 0 | 57.2 | 12 | 34 | 2.80 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Ohio State | L 14-62 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | -43 | -5.40 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Minnesota3+ TD | W 31-24 | 18 | 28 | 154 | 64.3 | 2 | 0 | 63.8 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UCF | L 10-38 | 15 | 26 | 132 | 57.7 | 1 | 2 | 42.3 | 11 | -13 | -1.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Towson | W 63-17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 1 | 14 |
Player Story
Max Bortenschlager story
Max Bortenschlager built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a quarterback from Fishers, IN wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida International and Maryland. The clearest part of Max Bortenschlager's career was his passing role: 4,674 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, and 653 attempts across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Florida International. 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 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida International and Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Max Bortenschlager 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
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- 1
Maryland
2016-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Florida International
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 182 | 48.8 | 23.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 1,326 | 49.3 | 20.8 | 1,144 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | -1,326 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 187 | 41.9 | 7.5 | 187 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida International | 2,685 | 52 | 13.5 | 2,498 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 12 · L 7-28 · Conference game
Loss with 169 yards of offense and 50.8 efficiency.
169
Total Offense
82.9 takeover
169 total offense with 50.8 efficiency.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 7 · L 21-37 · Conference game
289
Total Offense
81.1 takeover
Loss with 289 yards of offense and 57.2 efficiency.
289 total offense with 57.2 efficiency.
#3
vs Charlotte
Week 6 · L 33-45 · Conference game
430
Total Offense
71.4 takeover
Loss with 430 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.
430 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.
#4
vs Penn State
Week 13 · L 3-66 · Conference game
183
Total Offense
58.4 takeover
Loss with 183 yards of offense and 49.6 efficiency.
183 total offense with 49.6 efficiency.
#5
@ Central Michigan
Week 4 · L 27-31
350
Total Offense
57.8 takeover
Loss with 350 yards of offense and 57.2 efficiency.
350 total offense with 57.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Maryland
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2021 Regular Season · Florida International
63.2
2,685 primary · 52 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
54.5
1,326 primary · 49.3 efficiency · 20.8 usage
Milestones
7
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
3
Above avg efficiency
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