#6

Max Michel

DE · Buffalo · Sr. · #6

Buffalo 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Max Michel

DE · Buffalo · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2843 national
CFB
College
Buffalo
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Maurice Linguist.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Buffalo45259.54.04----
2022Buffalo1251.51.0------
2021Buffalo35156.54.01----
Career924517.59.05----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 13–10

at Akron

5 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Nelson Paul’s 2022 season.

Nelson Paul

81%match

SMU · 2022

#2

Max Michel

Buffalo · 2021

80%
#3

Nick Heninger

Utah State · 2021

77%
#4

Joey Noble

New Mexico · 2021

77%
#5

Uchenna Ezewike

Massachusetts · 2021

75%

Matches Nelson on

Height
Hurry rate
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Green's senior season at Kansas State (2023).

Daniel Green

82%match

Kansas State · 2023

All-Big 12
#2

Dakota Cochran

Central Michigan · 2024

All-MAC
82%
#3

Ronald Triplette

Georgia Tech · 2025

81%
#4

Trace Ford

Oklahoma · 2024

79%
#5

A.J. Campbell

Kent State · 2025

78%

Matches Daniel on

Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate