Max Duggan
Max Duggan
Pushes it downfield on every look. Max Duggan has been at TCU through two head coaches in two seasons. His first career honor landed in 2022: Davey O'Brien. The receipt: 390 pass yds, 5 pass TD against Tarleton State — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at TCU, 5,746 passing yards, the Davey O'Brien (2022) — drafted at #239 overall by Los Angeles.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
POSITION AWARDS
Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O'Brien
2022 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season
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 5 · ApexR15 · POTY finalist
Position-of-the-Year finalist. Among the nation's elite at the position.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
POSITION AWARDS
Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O'Brien
2022 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Big 12
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2022
W 51–45
at Michigan
225 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · 57 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Michigan on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Payton Thorne’s 2021 season.
Matches Payton on
Differs from Payton on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sean Clifford's senior season at Penn State (2022).
Matches Sean on
Differs from Sean on
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2022
#2
Heisman finalist tier (#2) · finalist probability 50%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2022+81%
Up 81% from first season to most-recent.