Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
#11
Max Dowling
Senior tight end for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 260 lb · Buffalo, NY · Palmetto Prep / Canisius HS
CFB Index 40 · #107 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
23
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 16 yds, vs Stonehill
Swing playSwung Massachusetts from 41% to 70% to win.Buffalo at Massachusetts · 28-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from UT Martin to Massachusetts in 2025.
Max Dowling
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Max Dowling arrived at Massachusetts from UT Martin. One game to point at: 16 rec yds, 3 receptions against Stonehill — Week 3, 2026.
23 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Missouri.Missouri · L 6-422025
2023
- Entered the portal
202510 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 20 | 199 | 9.9 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 222 | 8.5 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 36–14
vs Stonehill
3 rec · 16 yds
Dominant 22-point win at home against Stonehill.
With T. Harding — 56 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · E. Phillipson — 50.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +16 receiving yards, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 3-12 over that span.
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts3-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 11.5 YDS/g, 3.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
37.9%
61 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
53.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
69 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #8 of 12 Mid-American TEs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vince Brown II’s 2024 season.
82%match
Matches Vince on
Weight
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from Vince on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Johnson's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2023).
89%match
Matches Jake on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Background
2026 • Graduate Student Athlon Sports All-MAC Fourth Team Offense 2025 • Redshirt Junior Played in all 12 games for UMass on the season Tallied 199 receiving yards on 20 receptions and added three touchdowns Had a career-best four receptions vs. Bowlign Green (11/25) Caught a career-long…
The tight end room · Massachusetts
- #11Max Dowling199 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Reece Adkins133 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Jax Markovich38 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Owen Anderson31 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Matt Ogunniyi3 receiving yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology