Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#95
Max Stege
Senior linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 269 lb · Cologne
CFB Index 42 · #260 of 420 edge rushersHigh confidenceReturning to Boise State for 2026
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
5
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Boise State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2023.
Max Stege
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Boise State. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oregon — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Cologne Crocodiles
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Spencer Danielson — 30-14 over that span.
2023Boise State8-6HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State1-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #260 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #260 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #16 of 35 Mountain West DLs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 27 | 16 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 14 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 29 | 13.5 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–20
vs Memphis
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boise State
Returning around him
- 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 #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Pate’s 2024 season.
81%match
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).
81%match
Matches Gabe on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Gabe on
Hurry rate (higher)
Background
CAREER HONORS Pac-12 Preseason Impact List (2026) Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) 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, f...
The linebacker corps · Boise State
- #1Boen Phelps66 tackles · 2025
- #5Jayden Virgin56 tackles · 2025
- #43Jake Ripp43 tackles · 2025
- #95Max Stege27 tackles · 2025
- #51Roman Caywood11 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology