#95

Max Stege

DL · Boise State · Fr. · #95

Returning to Boise State for 2026
Fr. · Cologne, Germany
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Max Stege

DL · Boise State · Jr · #95

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1779 national
CFB
College
Boise State
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
2024
2025

Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Boise State8-6HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Boise State27167.00.5------
2024Boise State1484.53.0------
2023Boise State210.50.5------
Career432512.04.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 51–14

vs Eastern Washington

1 TOT

Dominant 37-point win at home against Eastern Washington.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Boise State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · 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

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Pate’s 2024 season.

Jaylen Pate

81%match

Northwestern · 2024

#2

Ethan Downs

Oklahoma · 2021

77%
#3

Charles Coleman III

South Alabama · 2022

76%
#4

Quindarius Dunnigan

Middle Tennessee · 2023

All-Conference USA
76%
#5

Justus Boone

Florida · 2024

73%

Matches Jaylen on

Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate

Differs from Jaylen on

Class year (lower)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gabe Harris's junior season at Georgia (2025).

Gabe Harris

81%match

Georgia · 2025

#2

Quindarius Dunnigan

Middle Tennessee · 2023

All-Conference USA
70%
#3

Brenton Cox

Florida · 2022

69%
#4

Gilber Edmond

South Carolina · 2022

68%
#5

Amin Vanover

Penn State · 2022

67%

Matches Gabe on

Class year
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Gabe on

Hurry rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #8788

Final rank
#9130
Avg #9082.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #8788 this season.

Background

CAREER HONORS Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 Third Team (2026) 3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023, 2024, 2025) JUNIOR (2025) Honors: Academic All-Mountain West. Top Highlights: Started all 14 games, finishing the season with 27 tackles, including seven for loss…notched four tackles at Air...

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