Andrew Maxwell (American football)
Andrew Maxwell (born January 7, 1991) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Michigan State. He was the Spartans starting quarterback in 2012.
.jpg.webp) Maxwell with Michigan State in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | January 7, 1991 |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Midland (Midland, Michigan) |
| College: | Michigan State (2010–2013) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life
Maxwell attended Midland High School in Midland, Michigan. He was also a letterman in track and field and basketball. Maxwell started for Midland at quarterback as a freshman and sophomore.[1] As a junior, Maxwell lead the Chemics to the Division 2 state championship game, where they lost to Martin Luther King High School.[2] He finished the season with 2,024 yardsfor 18 touchdowns.[3] Maxwell was invited to attend the ESPN RISE Elite 11 Quarterback Camp. Maxwell committed to Michigan State on March 2, 2008.[4]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Maxwell QB |
Midland, Michigan | Midland High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 4.9 | Mar 2, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 36 (QB) Rivals: 9 (QB), 4 (MI) | ||||||
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College career
Redshirt freshman season
In 2009, Maxwell was redshirted. Maxwell did not play a game all season.
Freshman season
In 2010, Maxwell was the backup to Kirk Cousins. Maxwell played in five games of the season. He had to come in in the Capital One Bowl because Kirk Cousins got hurt in the 3rd quarter.
Sophomore season
In 2011, Maxwell was the backup to Kirk Cousins. He played four games of the season. Maxwell came in when the Spartans were blowing out FAU and Central Michigan. He also came in during the game against Indiana.
Junior season
In 2012, Maxwell became a starting quarterback for the Spartans. He was also named one of the Captains of the team. Maxwell started the season with a win against #24 Boise State in a top 25 matchup. He also lead them to a upset win versus #25 Wisconsin. He help Michigan State to get a Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl invite.
Senior season
In 2013, Maxwell was the backup to Connor Cook. He played three games of the season.
College statistics
| Michigan State Spartans | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2010 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -37 | -7.4 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 13 | 234 | 466 | 52.5 | 2,606 | 13 | 9 | 37 | -106 | -2.9 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 26 | 278 | 530 | 52.5 | 3,014 | 14 | 9 | 50 | -132 | -2.6 | 0 | ||||
Professional career
After being undrafted, Maxwell was invited to try out for the San Diego Chargers.[5] He was not signed to a contract at the conclusion of the rookie minicamp.
References
- Chris Marchand (March 4, 2008). "Chemics' QB Maxwell verbally commits to play at MSU". www.ourmidland.com. OurMidland. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- Greg Mancina (November 23, 2007). "Detroit MLK defeats Midland 47–21 in Div. 2 finals". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- Geoff Mott (May 9, 2008). "Midland High quarterback Andrew Maxwell fulfills dream, verbally commits with Michigan State University". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- "Andrew Maxwell". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- Ricky Henne (May 12, 2014). "Ten Invited to Try-Out at Rookie Mini Camp". www.chargers.com. San Diego Chargers. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.