Andrew Maxwell (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
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|position=Quarterback
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|high_school = Midland (Midland, Michigan)
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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.
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, sophomore, junior, and senior.{{cite web |url=http://www.ourmidland.com/import/article_6d6316ed-9d24-5785-b36a-b097c5a55da3.html?mode=print |title=Chemics' QB Maxwell verbally commits to play at MSU |author=Chris Marchand |date=March 4, 2008 |publisher=OurMidland |work=www.ourmidland.com |accessdate=January 2, 2014}} As a junior, Maxwell lead the Chemics to the Division 2 state championship game, where they lost to Martin Luther King High School.{{cite web |url=http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-1017640382/detroit-mlk-defeats-midland-47-21-in-div-2-finals/ |title=Detroit MLK defeats Midland 47–21 in Div. 2 finals |author=Greg Mancina |date=November 23, 2007 |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=January 2, 2014}} He finished the season with 2,024 yardsfor 18 touchdowns.{{cite web |url=http://blog.mlive.com/saginawnews_hs_sports/2008/05/column_midland_high_quarterbac.html |title=Midland High quarterback Andrew Maxwell fulfills dream, verbally commits with Michigan State University |date=May 9, 2008 |author=Geoff Mott |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=January 2, 2014}} Maxwell was invited to attend the ESPN RISE Elite 11 Quarterback Camp. Maxwell committed to Michigan State on March 2, 2008.{{cite web |title=Andrew Maxwell |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/michiganstate/football/recruiting/player-Andrew-Maxwell-66483 |publisher=Yahoo! |work=www.rivals.com |accessdate=September 21, 2012}}
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| position = QB
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College career
=Redshirt freshman season=
In 2009, Maxwell was redshirted. Maxwell did not play a game all season.
=Freshman season=
In 2010, Maxwell was the backup to Kirk Cousins. Maxwell played in five games of the season. He had to come in in the Capital One Bowl because Kirk Cousins got hurt with 6:39 left in the 3rd quarter.
=Sophomore season=
In 2011, Maxwell was the backup to Kirk Cousins. He played four games of the season. Maxwell came in when the Spartans were blowing out FAU and Central Michigan. He also came in during the game against Indiana.
=Junior season=
In 2012, Maxwell became a starting quarterback for the Spartans. He was also named one of the captains of the team. Maxwell started the season with a win against #24 Boise State in a top 25 matchup. He also lead them to a upset win versus #25 Wisconsin. He help Michigan State to get a Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl invite.
=Senior season=
In 2013, Maxwell was the backup to Connor Cook. He played three games of the season.
=College statistics=
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| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans}}" | Michigan State Spartans | |||||||||||
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="6"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2010
| 5 || 11 || 25 || 44.0 || 123 || 0 || 0 || 5 || -37 || -7.4 ||0 | |||||||||||
| 2011
| 4 || 18 || 26 || 69.2 || 171 || 1 || 0 || 5 || -2 || -0.4 ||0 | |||||||||||
| 2012
| 13 || 234 || 466 || 52.5 || 2,606 || 13 || 9 || 37 || -106 || -2.9 ||0 | |||||||||||
| 2013
| 4 || 15 || 33 || 45.5 || 114 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 13 || 4.3 ||0 | |||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/andrew-maxwell-1/gamelog/ Career] | 26 | 278 | 530 | 52.5 | 3,014 | 14 | 9 | 50 | -132 | -2.6 | 0 |
= Professional career =
After being undrafted, Maxwell was invited to try out for the San Diego Chargers.{{cite web |url=http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Ten-Invited-to-Try-Out-at-Rookie-Mini-Camp/861b4d56-c387-4f9d-b93b-362d40e1a9cc |title=Ten Invited to Try-Out at Rookie Mini Camp |author=Ricky Henne |date=May 12, 2014 |publisher=San Diego Chargers |work=www.chargers.com |accessdate=July 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619053603/http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Ten-Invited-to-Try-Out-at-Rookie-Mini-Camp/861b4d56-c387-4f9d-b93b-362d40e1a9cc |archive-date=June 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }} He was not signed to a contract at the conclusion of the rookie minicamp.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/maxwell_andrew00.html Michigan State profile]
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