Max Carroll
Max Carroll
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Third year in the TCU linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 6 tackles against BYU — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 30–27
vs USC
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Blake Nichelson’s 2025 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kendall Johnson's junior season at Duke (2025).
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Background
AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (13/1) Played in every game … picked up 34 tackles, with 20 being solo, along with four TFLs … also had two QBHs, a PBU and a forced fumble … earned a season-high six tackles against BYU … had 1.5 TFLs on the road against Arizona State … earned four tackles in back-to-back...