Max Alford

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
LB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Hometown:
Park City, Utah
High School:
Park City

CAREER HIGHS (PRIOR TO MICHIGAN)
• Tackles: 9 - vs. Memphis in the First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27, 2022)
• Solos: 6 - vs. Memphis in the First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27, 2022)
• Asst: 4 - vs. New Mexico (Nov. 5, 2022)
• TFLs: 2.0 - vs. Memphis in the First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27, 2022)
• Sacks: 1.0 - vs. Utah (Oct. 18, 2025)
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: none

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Spent three seasons at Utah State (2022-24) and one at BYU (2025)
• Appeared in 28 games (10 at BYU) with five starts at linebacker during his career
• Totaled 62 career tackles, including 5.5 for loss with 1.0 sack during his career
• Two-time Academic All-Mountain West honoree (2022-23); 2024 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete

Senior (BYU, 2025)
• Appeared in 10 games; totaled 21 tackles, including 2.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Made his Cougars debut against Portland State (Aug. 30) and split a TFL
• Saw game action against Stanford (Sept. 6), at East Carolina (Sept. 20), at Arizona (Oct. 11)
• Credited with a solo tackle at Colorado (Sept. 27)
• Made four stops against West Virginia (Oct. 3)
• Recorded his first career sack among two tackles against Utah (Oct. 18)
• Delivered six tackles, including a split TFL, at Iowa State (Oct. 25)
• At Texas Tech (Nov. 8), recorded one tackle
• Made six tackles against TCU (Nov. 15)

Junior (Utah State, 2024)
• Appeared in four games; credited with two tackles to earn his third varsity letter
• Saw game action against Robert Morris (Aug. 31), at USC (Sept. 7) and against Utah (Sept. 14)
• Credited with two tackles at Temple (Sept. 21)

Sophomore (Utah State, 2023)
• Appeared in one game with one start at linebacker to earn his second varsity letter
• Started at linebacker at Iowa (Sept. 2)

Freshman (Utah State, 2022)
• Appeared in all 13 games with four starts at linebacker; made 40 tackles, including 4.0 for loss to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut against UConn (Aug. 27) and made one tackle
• Credited with one tackle at Alabama (Sept. 3)
• Made one stop against Weber State (Sept. 10)
• Against UNLV (Sept. 24), assisted on one tackle
• Posted one solo stop at BYU (Sept. 29)
• Saw game action against Air Force (Oct. 8)
• At Wyoming (Oct. 22), contributed six tackles
• Delivered eight tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against New Mexico (Nov. 5)
• In his first career start, at Hawaii (Nov. 12), made one stop
• Credited with six tackles starting against San Jose State (Nov. 19)
• At Boise State (Nov. 25), started and contributed four tackles
• Posted nine tackles, including 2.0 for loss, starting against Memphis in the First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27)

Prep
• Attended Park City High School (2023); coached by Josh Montzingo
• Part of a Park City team that went 9-3 and reached the 2020 4A quarterfinals; team was 8-4 in 2022
• Also lettered in track and field (throws), basketball and lacrosse at Park City
• High Honor Roll student; four-year Academic All-Region selection

Key Statistics
• A two-way contributor who played at running back and linebacker for the …
• Missed his senior season after suffering an injury in the season-opener
• As a junior in 2021, rushed 98 times for 1,020 yards with nine touchdowns
• Also caught 30 passes for 448 yards with two touchdowns

Personal
• Son of Aaron and Linda Alford
• Brothers, Eli and Sam, played at Montana
• Late father, Aaron, played at Colorado State; grandfather played at Kent State
• Aaron coached at Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Wyoming, Akron and Utah
• Nephew of U-M Running Backs Coach Tony Alford