University of Minnesota Athletics

2024 Football Roster

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Sep 27 (Sat)

11:00 AM

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Max Brosmer
Jersey Number 16

Max Brosmer

  • Position:
    QB
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 225
  • Hometown:
    Roswell, Ga.
  • High School:
    Centennial
  • Prev School:
    New Hampshire
  • Years in College / At Minnesota:
    6 / 1
  • Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
    1 year
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
PRONUNCIATION

HONORS:
At Minnesota
2025 NFL Scouting Combine invitation
2025 East-West Shrine Bowl participant
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (1x in 2024)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2024)
At New Hampshire
AP Second Team FCS All-American (2023)
FCS Football Central Second Team All-American (2023)
New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team (2023)
New England Football Writers Season Gold Helmet Award (2023)
FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award Finalist (2023)
Walter Payton Award Finalist (2023)
CAA Football Chock Boone Leadership and Excellence Award (2023)
CAA First Team Offense QB (2023)
CAA Football Player of the week (10/22/2023)
FCS National Performer of the Week (9/7/2023)
CAA Football co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022)
Member of the National College Athlete Honor Society (2021, 2022)
CAA Football Rookie of the Week (09/23/2019 & 11/04/2019)
New England Writers Gold Helmet Award (11/04/2019)
FCS National Rookie of the Week Honorable Mention (09/23/2019)
Member of the CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the spring and fall semester (2019)

OVERVIEW: Graduate transfer from New Hampshire • used his final season of eligibility in 2024.

2024: Started all 13 games at quarterback and led team to an 8-5 record • completed a single-season school record 268 passes for 2,828 yards (third most in single-season school history) and 18 touchdowns (tied for eighth most in school single-season history) • ranked second in single-season school history with a completion percentage of 66.5% and his 217.54 passing yards per game is eighth in single-season school history • second on the team with five rushing touchdowns. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut against North Carolina and completed 13-of-21 passes for 165 yards • completed 24-of-30 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns against Rhode Island • first career touchdown as a Gopher was a six-yard pass to Cristian Driver • completed 16 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown against Nevada • completed 22 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns against Iowa • threw for one touchdown and completed 27 passes for 258 yards at Michigan • rushed for three touchdowns and completed 15-of-19 passes for 169 yards against USC • completed 26-of-37 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns at UCLA • completed 26-of-33 passes for 320 yards and four touchdowns against Maryland • threw for 213 yards and one touchdown on 22 completions at Illinois • completed 27-of-45 passes for 262 yards and one touchdown at Rutgers • completed 15 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown against Penn State • rushed for one touchdown and completed 17 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns at Wisconsin • completed 18 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown against Virginia Tech. 

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent five years at New Hampshire • played in 36 career games (11 in 2019, 1 in Covid19 pandemic 2020 season, missed entire 2021 with an injury, 13 in 2022 and 11 in 2023) and completed 760-of-1,225 passes for 8,713 yards and 70 touchdowns • also rushed 191 times for 263 and 10 touchdowns • in 2023, he completed 294 passes for 3,464 yards and 29 touchdowns, while also rushing 57 times for 126 yards and three scores • led the FCS in passing yards (3,464), passing yards per game (313.55) and total offense (325.0 yards/game) • ranked second in passing touchdowns (29), points responsible for (208) and points responsible for per game (18.9) and was fourth in completions per game (26.64) • in 2022, he threw for 3,154 yards (ranked No. 9 in the nation) and 27 touchdowns (ranked No. 9 in the nation) on 263 completions, while scoring two touchdowns and gaining 117 yards on 75 carries • missed the 2021 season with an injury suffered in training camp • in 2020, team played only one game due to the Covid-19 pandemic and completed 20 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns in that game • in 2019, completed 183 passes for 1,967 yards and 12 touchdowns and also rushed for three scores, as he became the second true freshman to start at quarterback in school history when he got the nod in the second game of the season at Florida International.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia • wore No. 10 for the Knights • passed for 7,252 yards and 61 touchdowns in his career and also rushed for 789 yards and seven scores • as a senior, threw for 3,459 yards and 31 touchdown passes and rushed for 618 yards and two scores in 10 games • named regional Offensive Player of the Year and the Centennial Excalibur Award • two-time North Georgia Offensive Player of the Week • as a junior, played in 12 games and threw for 3,750 yards and 30 touchdowns, while also rushing for 171 yards and five scores • recognized as All-Region First Team, All-North Fulton Team, Centennial Player of the Year and Georgia Sportswriter Association All-State Second Team.

PERSONAL: Son of Colin and Jayna Brosmer • has one brother (Fish) • father, Colin, played club volleyball at Ohio State.
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