Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2012Minnesota
Max Shortell
QB • 6'6" • Shawnee Mission, KS, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Max Shortell is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
19
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Max Shortell built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a quarterback from Shawnee Mission, KS wearing No. 11, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Max Shortell's career was his passing role:...
Read the storyMax Shortell, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Minnesota. Max Shortell is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,224
- Passing yards
- 1,162
- Rushing yards
- 62
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Max Shortell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,224
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Iowa
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2012
- 2012 Total offense rank
- 901 total offense · QB 142nd (top 47%) · Big Ten 22nd (top 17%) · National 207th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6 | 323 | 309 | 14 | 2 | 42.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 901 | 853 | 48 | 6 | 59.5 |
Related Context
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Max Shortell played QB for Minnesota. Across 2 tracked seasons, Max Shortell recorded 1,162 passing yards, 62 rushing yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 901 primary output with 57.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 57.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Game with 86 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
128.7
Efficiency
57.8
Usage
13.8
Consistency
49.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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All Games86 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
52.4 vs Michigan State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/29 | @ Michigan State | — | 10 | 18 | 117 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 52.4 | 2 | -31 | -15.50 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Max Shortell story
Max Shortell built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a quarterback from Shawnee Mission, KS wearing No. 11, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Max Shortell's career was his passing role: 1,162 passing yards, 8 touchdown passes, 170 attempts, and 62 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 62 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Max Shortell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2011-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 323 | 52 | 8.7 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Minnesota | 901 | 57.8 | 13.8 | 578 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 5 · L 13-31 · Conference game
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
243
Total Offense
83.6 takeover
243 total offense with 50.7 efficiency.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 1
86
Total Offense
76.2 takeover
Game with 86 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency.
86 total offense with 52.4 efficiency.
#3
@ Georgia State
Week 4
227
Total Offense
75.3 takeover
Game with 227 yards of offense and 50.5 efficiency.
227 total offense with 50.5 efficiency.
#4
@ USC
Week 1 · L 17-19
108
Total Offense
57.4 takeover
Loss with 108 yards of offense and 59 efficiency.
108 total offense with 59 efficiency.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 4 · W 17-10
223
Total Offense
56.4 takeover
Win with 223 yards of offense and 54.4 efficiency.
223 total offense with 54.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
901 primary output · 57.8 efficiency · 13.8 usage
59.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · Minnesota
42.9
323 primary · 52 efficiency · 8.7 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
5
Above avg efficiency
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