Career
4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Michigan#37 · 5-3 | 2 | 11% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  BYU#12 · 12-2 | 7 | 19% | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Utah State#112 · 4-8 | 1 | 2% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 * | Utah State#111 · 6-7 | 8 | 27% | 29 | 2 | — | 0 | — | 3 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Max Alford's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Max Alford's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Western Michigan | W 13–12 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Oklahoma | W 17–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  UTEP | W 52–17 | 6.3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Iowa | L 19–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ Minnesota | L 14–20 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Penn State | W 21–18 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Indiana | L 6–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 | @ Rutgers | W 28–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 3141st / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1566th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · UTEP | 47 | ~38 (4–47) | 4 | 81% |
| Wk 5 · Minnesota | 65 | ~13 (0–65) | 1 | 20% |
| Season | 466 | 51 (18–76) | 5 | 11% |
Position Room
13 LBs on the Michigan roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Troy Bowles | LB | SR | 57 | 6 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| Nathaniel Staehling | LB | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chase Taylor | LB | 21 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 13 | Aisea Moa | LB | SR | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng | LB | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Max Alford | LB | SR | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Markel Dabney | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Aden Reeder | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Kaden Catchings | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Ndi Etta | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Zach Ludwig | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Adam Bazzi | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | Christian Pierce | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Michigan depth chart →