Player Career

Max Alford Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Max Alford story

Max Alford built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Park City, UT wearing No. 30, spending time with BYU and Utah State. The clearest part of Max Alford's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Max Alford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    BYU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State214.93.2
2023 Regular SeasonUtah State0-2
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State08.31.60
2025 Regular SeasonBYU418.24.44

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026BYU to MichiganP4 to P479.8Jan 13, 2026
2025Utah State to BYUG5/FCS to P477.7Jan 1, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico

Week 10 · W 27-10 · Conference game

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 8 Utah

Week 8 · W 24-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

3

Havoc Plays

76.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.

#3

vs San José State

Week 12 · W 35-31 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

45 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 33 Iowa State

Week 9 · W 41-27 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

33.6 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 37 TCU

Week 12 · W 44-13 · Conference game

0

Havoc Plays

25.8 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 25.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · BYU

4 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage

42.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Utah State

40.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Utah State

24.6

2 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games