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.

Andrew Maxwell
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Maxwell with Michigan State in 2012
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-07) January 7, 1991 (age 33)
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

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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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 36 (QB)   Rivals: 9 (QB), 4 (MI)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

College career

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Redshirt freshman season

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In 2009, Maxwell was redshirted. Maxwell did not play a game all season.

Freshman season

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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 with 6:39 left in the 3rd quarter.

Sophomore season

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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

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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

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In 2013, Maxwell was the backup to Connor Cook. He played three games of the season.

College statistics

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Chris Marchand (March 4, 2008). "Chemics' QB Maxwell verbally commits to play at MSU". www.ourmidland.com. OurMidland. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Andrew Maxwell". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. ^ 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.
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