#14

Max Cutforth

QB · Boise State · Fr. · #14

Returning to Boise State for 2026
Fr. · Nampa, Idaho → Skyview HS
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Max Cutforth

QB · Boise State · So · #14

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Boise State
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Boise State9516756.9%1,0596.345112.1----
2024Boise State22100.0%136.500154.6----
Career9716957.4%1,0726.345112.6----
SeasonTeam
2025Boise State17-73-4.30--
2024Boise State----------
Career17-73-4.30--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 51–14

vs Eastern Washington

2 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT  ·  QBR 0.7  ·  -2 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 37-point win at home against Eastern Washington.

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Boise State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Boise State

Returning around him

  • 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #51

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Finley’s 2022 season.

Ben Finley

73%match

NC State · 2022

#2

Elijah Brown

Stanford · 2025

68%
#3

Nick Starkel

San José State · 2021

66%
#4

Gunnar Watson

Troy · 2021

60%
#5

Cade McNamara

Iowa · 2024

60%

Matches Ben on

INT rate
Height
Rush usage

Differs from Ben on

Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Free’s path through Troy.

Jacob Free

97%match

Troy · 2020

#2

Jack Lausch

Northwestern · 2024

90%
#3

DJ Williams

Southern Illinois · 2025

90%
#4

Rickie Collins

Syracuse · 2025

89%
#5

AJ Swann

App State · 2025

87%

Matches Jacob on

Completion %
Yards per attempt

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Brown's sophomore season at Stanford (2025).

Elijah Brown

68%match

Stanford · 2025

#2

Kirk Francis

Tulsa · 2024

60%
#3

Jake Garcia

Miami · 2022

58%
#4

Nick Starkel

San José State · 2021

All-Mountain West
57%
#5

Gunnar Watson

Troy · 2021

All-Sun Belt
56%

Matches Elijah on

Completion %
Yards / attempt
Rush yards / carry

Differs from Elijah on

INT rate (higher)
Class year (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Max Cutforth

#1

Jack Lausch

Northwestern · 2024

90%
#2

Rickie Collins

Syracuse · 2025

89%
#3

AJ Swann

Vanderbilt · 2022

87%
#4

Logan Smothers

Jacksonville State · 2023

84%
#5

Cam Fancher

Marshall · 2022

84%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #881

Final rank
#968
Avg #927.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #881 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2024–2025
13.02024
1,0592025

+8046%

Up 8046% from first season to most-recent.

Background

CAREER HONORS Old Trapper Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 1, 2025) 2x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2023-24, 2024-25) Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2025) RS SOPHOMORE (2025) Honors: Old Trapper Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 1)...Academic All-Mountain West....

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