2023 Football Roster
Roster
Max Michel
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth, NJ
- High School:
- Elizabeth
- Major:
- Health and Human Services
Graduate (2023): Started 11 games... led the team with five sacks... added 46 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery... had three tackles and a sack at Wisconsin (9/2)... had three tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Fordham (9/9)... had seven tackles, a sack and two pass breakups at Louisiana (9/23)... had four tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Akron (9/30)... had six tackles and a forced fumble against Bowling Green (10/14)... had four tackles and a sack at Kent State (10/21)... had five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles at Toledo (10/31)... had four tackles and a sack against Ohio (11/7)... had four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Miami (OH) (11/15).
Senior (2022): Appeared in 10 games⦠had 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble⦠had two tackles and a sack at Bowling Green (10/8)⦠had two tackles at Massachusetts (10/15)⦠had two tackles and a half tackle for loss at Ohio (11/1)⦠had three tackles against Kent State (11/26)... had four tackles against Georgia Southern (12/27).
Junior (2021): Started the first eight games at defensive end before missing the remainder of the season with an injury⦠had 36 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery on the season⦠had five tackles, including a tackle for loss at Nebraska (9/11)⦠had a season-high 10 tackles and a sack at Old Dominion (9/25)⦠had seven tackles and a sack against Western Michigan (10/2)⦠had five tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble against Ohio (10/16)⦠had 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Akron (10/23).
Sophomore (2020): Appeared in seven games and made one start⦠had 17 tackles, four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the season⦠had three tackles and a sack against Northern Illinois (11/4)⦠had three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against Akron (12/12)⦠had three tackles against Ball State (12/18)⦠had six tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Marshall (12/25).
Redshirt-Freshman (2019): Appeared in 13 games primarily on special teams⦠had 14 tackles and a sack on the season⦠had a season-best three tackles against Robert Morris (8/29)⦠had a fumble recovery at Akron (10/19)⦠had two tackles and a sack against Eastern Michigan (11/2).
Freshman (2018): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo... did see action in three games... did not register a tackle.
High School: Linebacker from Elizabeth High School in New Jersey. Had 19 tackles and 11 sacks as junior. Had 34 tackles, 14 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery his senior season. Had four separate three-sack games his senior year. Named Star-Ledger All-Group 5 First Team and All-District First Team as a senior. Named Star-Ledger All-Group 5 Third Team as a junior. Also a standout track performer. Conference champion in the high jump and long jump.
