Max Bredeson

Class:
Senior
Position:
TE/FB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
240
Hometown:
Hartland, Wis.
High School:
Arrowhead

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving
• Catches: 2, 2x - last vs. Northwestern (Nov. 23, 2024)
• Yards: 56 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022)
• TDs: none
• Long: 56 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022)

At Michigan
• Twice voted a captain by his teammates (2024, '25)
• Along with his brother Ben, is part of the first-ever pair of brothers to both be two-time captains at U-M
• Named as the recipient of the Robert P. Ufer Bequest (2024); also named the team's Most Improved Player on Offense (2023), recipient of the Toughest Player Award (2024)
• Four-time letter winner (2021-22-23-24)
• Appeared in 47 career games at tight end and fullback with 12 starts; special teams contributor throughout his career

Graduate Student (2025)
• Caught a four-yard pass against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Started at fullback at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)
• Played as a fullback against Central Michigan (Sept. 13)
• Started at fullback and also contributed on special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 20)

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in all 13 games with six starts at fullback; caught three passes for 24 yards and made one tackle to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
• Named as the recipient of the Robert P. Ufer Bequest; also received the Toughest Player Award
• Shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance against USC
• Started at tight end/fullback against Fresno State (Aug. 31), USC (Sept. 21) and also contributed on special teams
• Played snaps as a tight-end/fullback against Arkansas State (Sept. 14), Texas (Sept. 7), Minnesota (Sept. 28), at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Started at Illinois (Oct. 19) and was targeted once
• Drew one target in a start against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Targeted once playing fullback and special teams against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Caught two passes for 19 yards against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Started at fullback / tight end at Ohio State (Nov. 30) and helped generate 177 team rushing yards
• Started against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31) and helped the team to 115 rushing yards

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games as a tight end and on special teams with three starts as a tight end/H-back; caught two passes for 19 yards and returned a kickoff 10 yards to earn his third varsity letter
• Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
• Named the team's Most Improved Player on Offense
• Three times shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against UNLV, Indiana, at Penn State
• Started at tight end and caught one pass for 14 yards against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Played snaps at tight end and contributed on special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9), Indiana (Oct. 14),
• Started at tight end/H-back against Rutgers (Sept. 23), at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Played tight end and spent time in the backfield as an H-back, and also contributed on special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16); fielded one squib kickoff
• Made one five-yard catch playing at tight end and also contributed on special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Played as a tight end and contributed on special teams at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Played tight end against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Played tight end/H-back and contributed on special teams at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• Played as a tight end and H-back against Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Played as a tight end and special teams contributor against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games at tight end and special teams with one start; caught five passes for 78 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Made his first career reception, a three-yard catch, playing tight end against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Caught a 56-yard reception from Davis Warren against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Played as a tight end and special teams contributor against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Caught two passes for 15 yards playing tight end and contributing on special teams against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Saw action as a tight end and on special teams at Iowa (Oct. 1), at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Contributed as a tight end and on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 29), Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Made a four-yard reception playing tight end and contributing on special teams against Illinois (Nov.
19)
• Played as a tight end and H-Back, and also contributed on special teams at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Contributed on special teams and as a tight end against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Contributed at tight end and on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in one game at tight end to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his role in preparing the special teams units to play Nebraska
• Made his U-M debut playing tight end against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Prep
• Attended Arrowhead High School (2021) coached by Glenn Derby
• Played quarterback on football team and outfield on the baseball team

Key Statistics
• Completed 56-of-109 passes for 822 yards and five touchdowns in six games as a senior
• Rushed for 711 yards on 93 carries and scored nine TDs senior year

Honors and Rankings
• Earned All-State honorable mention as a senior
• Named Classic 8 Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior

Personal
• Max Bredeson was born Oct. 4, 2002
• Son of Mike and Debra Bredeson
• Brother, Ben, was a four-year starting offensive lineman at Michigan and two-year captain; currently plays for the New York Giants
• Brother, Jack, was a pitcher on the Michigan Baseball team and played on the NCAA runner-up squad in 2019
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Psychology