Andrew Maxwell (American football)

Andrew Maxwell (born January 7, 1991) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Michigan State. He was the Spartans starting quarterback in 2012.

Andrew Maxwell
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Maxwell with Michigan State in 2012
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-07) January 7, 1991
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Midland (Midland, Michigan)
College:Michigan State (2010–2013)
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:2014
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Maxwell attended Midland High School in Midland, Michigan. He was also a letterman in track and field and basketball. Maxwell started for Midland at quarterback as a freshman and sophomore.[1] As a junior, Maxwell lead the Chemics to the Division 2 state championship game, where they lost to Martin Luther King High School.[2] He finished the season with 2,024 yardsfor 18 touchdowns.[3] Maxwell was invited to attend the ESPN RISE Elite 11 Quarterback Camp. Maxwell committed to Michigan State on March 2, 2008.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Andrew Maxwell
QB		 Midland, Michigan Midland High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 4.9 Mar 2, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 36 (QB)   Rivals: 9 (QB), 4 (MI)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

College career

2009–2011 seasons

In 2009, Maxwell was redshirted. In 2010 and 2011, Maxwell was the backup to Kirk Cousins. In 2012, Maxwell started the entire season, before backing up Connor Cook in 2013.

College statistics
Season GP Passing Rushing
CompAttPctYdsTDIntAttYdsAvgTD
Michigan State Spartans
2010 5112544.0123005-37-7.40
2011 4182669.2171105-2-0.40
2012 1323446652.52,60613937-106-2.90
2013 4153345.5114003134.30
Career2627853052.53,01414950-132-2.60

Professional career

After being undrafted, Maxwell was invited to try out for the San Diego Chargers.[5] He was not signed to a contract at the conclusion of the rookie minicamp.

References
  1. Chris Marchand (March 4, 2008). "Chemics' QB Maxwell verbally commits to play at MSU". www.ourmidland.com. OurMidland. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. Greg Mancina (November 23, 2007). "Detroit MLK defeats Midland 47–21 in Div. 2 finals". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. Geoff Mott (May 9, 2008). "Midland High quarterback Andrew Maxwell fulfills dream, verbally commits with Michigan State University". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. "Andrew Maxwell". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. Ricky Henne (May 12, 2014). "Ten Invited to Try-Out at Rookie Mini Camp". www.chargers.com. San Diego Chargers. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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