Player Dossier

2009-2013

Michigan State

Andrew Maxwell

QB • 6'3" • Midland, MI, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Andrew Maxwell is a balanced quarterback profile with 4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

16

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Andrew Maxwell built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Midland, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Andrew Maxwell's career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.9217

Midland · Midland, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Andrew Maxwell, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Michigan State. Andrew Maxwell is a balanced quarterback profile with 4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,882
Passing yards
3,014
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Andrew Maxwell quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · QB
Career Total Offense
2,882
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
4-star · Midland · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Midland · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2013
2013 Total offense rank
127 total offense · QB 240th (top 76%) · Big Ten 60th (top 45%) · National 662nd (top 48%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State00000-
2010 PostseasonMichigan State53543-8032.6
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State55180-29032.6
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State4169171-2137.4
2012 PostseasonMichigan State13928-19062.9
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State132,4912,578-871362.9
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State312711413032.6

Related Context

Andrew Maxwell played QB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Andrew Maxwell recorded 3,014 passing yards, -132 rushing yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Michigan State paired 2,500 primary output with 51.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 51.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Win with 275 yards of offense and 79.5 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

192.3

Efficiency

51.9

Usage

10

Consistency

77.3

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 9. Boise State: 248. Central Michigan: 275. Notre Dame: 159. Eastern Michigan: 169. Ohio State: 259. Indiana: 289. Iowa: 171. Michigan: 182. Wisconsin: 206. Nebraska: 129. Northwestern: 278. Minnesota: 126

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 20 by 38.9. Boise State: 38 by 60.2. Central Michigan: 31 by 79.5. Notre Dame: 50 by 46.4. Eastern Michigan: 31 by 62.7. Ohio State: 45 by 51.4. Indiana: 45 by 55.1. Iowa: 35 by 43.5. Michigan: 35 by 49.3. Wisconsin: 43 by 51.9. Nebraska: 29 by 50.3. Northwestern: 50 by 46.1. Minnesota: 31 by 39.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins188.9 · Games = 7 · -7.5 vs Losses
Losses196.3 · Games = 6 · +7.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

79.5 vs Central Michigan

Result
Sun 12/30vs TCUW 17-166152840.00038.95-19-3.8004
Sat 11/24@ MinnesotaW 26-10132914344.81239.62-17-8.5000
Sat 11/17vs NorthwesternL 20-23224629747.82246.14-19-4.8008
Sat 11/3vs NebraskaL 24-2892712333.31050.326304
Sat 10/27@ WisconsinW 16-13243921661.52051.94-10-2.5007
Sat 10/20@ MichiganL 10-12213419261.81149.31-10-1000
Sat 10/13vs IowaL 16-19123117938.70143.54-8-2010
Sat 10/6@ IndianaW 31-27244029060.02055.15-1-0.2003
Sat 9/29vs Ohio StateL 16-17224226952.41051.43-10-3.3000
Sat 9/22vs Eastern MichiganW 23-7162915955.21062.7210507
Sun 9/16vs Notre DameL 3-20234518751.10046.45-28-5.6002
Sat 9/8@ Central MichiganW 41-7203127564.52079.5
Sat 9/1vs Boise StateW 17-13223824857.90360.2

Player Story

Andrew Maxwell story

Andrew Maxwell built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Midland, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Andrew Maxwell's career was his passing role: 3,014 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, and 530 attempts across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Michigan State. 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. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.

The arc is straightforward: Andrew Maxwell 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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    Michigan State

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020102011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2010 PostseasonMichigan State8648.96.486
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State8648.96.40
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State16968.63.883
2012 PostseasonMichigan State2,50051.9102,331
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State2,50051.9100
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State12752.44-2,373

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 2 · W 41-7

Win with 275 yards of offense and 79.5 efficiency.

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Total Offense

87.3 takeover

275 total offense with 79.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Boise State

Week 1 · W 17-13

248

Total Offense

73 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

248 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Youngstown State

Week 1 · W 28-6

15

Total Offense

60.9 takeover

Win with 15 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

15 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#4

@ Indiana

Week 6 · W 31-27 · Conference game

289

Total Offense

60.5 takeover

Win with 289 yards of offense and 55.1 efficiency.

289 total offense with 55.1 efficiency.

#5

vs Central Michigan

Week 4 · W 45-7

69

Total Offense

58.4 takeover

Win with 69 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency.

69 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Michigan State

2,500 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 10 usage

62.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · Michigan State

62.9

2,500 primary · 51.9 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Michigan State

37.4

169 primary · 68.6 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency