#30

Max Alford

LB · Michigan · Jr. · #30

Transferred BYU → Michigan for 2026
Jr. · Park City, Utah → Park City
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Max Alford

LB · BYU · Jr · #30

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1979 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Michigan
2024era →
2025

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Michigan

2025BYU
2026Michigan

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2024Utah State4-8HC: Nate Dreiling · Balanced
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025BYU21112.01.0------
2024Utah State220.00.0------
2022Utah State31182.00.0------
Career54314.01.0------

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to DJ Schramm’s 2021 season.

DJ Schramm

83%match

Boise State · 2021

#2

Tarique Barnes

Illinois · 2023

82%
#3

Jake Hansen

Illinois · 2021

82%
#4

Vonta Bentley

Clemson · 2021

81%
#5

Solon Page III

Tennessee · 2022

80%

Matches DJ on

Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamuela Ka'aihue's junior season at UNLV (2025).

UNLV · 2025

#2

Julien Davis

East Carolina · 2025

83%
#3

Milton Jackson

Georgia Southern · 2022

83%
#4

Cannon Blauser

Ohio · 2022

82%
#5

Domanick Moon

Western Michigan · 2025

82%

Matches Kamuela on

Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate

Differs from Kamuela on

Hurry rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #4815

Final rank
#4815
Avg #5747.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #4815 this season.

Background

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...

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