Max Shortell

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Max Shortell

|image=

| current_team =

|number=

|position=Quarterback

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1992|08|22}}

|birth_place=Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=6

|weight_lbs=241

|highlights=

|high_school=Bishop Miege
(Roeland Park, Kansas)

|college= Minnesota (2011–2012)
Jacksonville State (2013–2014)

| undraftedyear = 2015

| pastteams =

Birmingham Iron (2019)*

}}

Max Garrett Shortell (born August 22, 1992) is an American football quarterback. He played college football for Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Shortell transferred to Jacksonville State after spending two seasons playing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Early life

Shortell went to Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kansas. A three-sport athlete, participating in football, basketball and baseball for two years, he dropped basketball and baseball his junior year to focus on football.{{cite web |title=Future Gopher Q&A: Max Shortell |url=http://www.gopherhole.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1437 |publisher=gopherhole.com |accessdate=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112154207/http://gopherhole.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1437 |archivedate=2011-11-12 }} For football, he was coached by former NFL Pro Bowler Tim Grunhard,{{cite web |title=Minnesota Golden Gopher football recruiting report; QB Max Shortell |publisher=examiner.com }} and led his squad to 6–4 record, while completing 147-of-277 passes (53.1 percent), for 2,643 yards, 21 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in 2010 as a senior. As a junior, he led the Stags to a 12–2 mark and a 2009 Kansas Class 4A State Championship. He completed 144-of-250 passes (57.6 percent) for 2,524 yards, 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions that season. He was a two-time Honorable Mention All-Eastern Kansas League selection.{{cite web |title=Player Bio: Max Shortell |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shortell_max00.html |publisher=gophersports.com |accessdate=2011-10-05 |archive-date=2011-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930151634/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shortell_max00.html |url-status=dead }}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Max Shortell

| position = QB

| hometown = Mission, Kansas

| highschool = Bishop Miege High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 214

| 40 = 4.82

| commitdate = January 5, 2008

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade = 74

}}

{{College athlete recruit end

| 40 =

| year = 2011

| rivals ref title = Minnesota Football Commitment List (26)

| scout ref title = Minnesota College Football Recruiting Commits

| espn ref title = ESPN

| rivals school = minnesota

| scout s = 176

| espn schoolid = 135

| scout overall = 58 (QB)

| rivals overall = 22 (QB), 5 (KS)

| espn overall = 73 (QB), 281 (Midlands Region)

| accessdate = September 26, 2012

| bball =

}}

Shortell committed to the University of Minnesota on June 11, 2010.{{cite web |title=Max Shortell |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Max-Shortell-95202 |publisher=Rivals.com |accessdate=2011-10-05}} Shortell wasn't heavily recruited by Football Bowl Subdivision schools, as Minnesota was his only football scholarship offer.{{cite web |title=Max Shortell |url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4191982 |publisher=Scout.com |accessdate=2011-10-05}}

College career

=Minnesota=

==2011 season==

During the 2011 pre-season, Shortell was in competition with MarQueis Gray for the starting quarterback job.{{cite news|author=Marcus R. Fuller|title=Freshman Max Shortell is making his presence felt as a possible No. 2 quarterback|newspaper=Pioneer Press|date=August 10, 2011|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-263988881/freshman-max-shortell-making.html}} To start the 2011 season, Shortell was named the backup quarterback to MarQueis Gray.{{cite web |title=Gophers unveil depth chart for season opener against USC |url=http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/mobi/?p=Gophers_unveil_depth_chart_for_season_opener_against_USC083011 |publisher=1500espn.com |accessdate=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407040057/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/mobi/?p=Gophers_unveil_depth_chart_for_season_opener_against_USC083011 |archivedate=2012-04-07 }} In the opening game against USC, Gray left the game with cramps, making way for Shortell to get on the field. Shortell would lead a rally for the Gophers, but they came up short, as he threw an interception to end their drive and the game.{{cite web |title=A Gray area at QB |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/129242683.html |publisher=startribune.com |accessdate=2011-10-05}} For the game he completed 7 of 13 passes for 98 yard to go along with a touchdown and interception.{{cite web |title=Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. USC Trojans – Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312460030 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=2011-10-05}} In the Gophers' second game against New Mexico State, he saw limited action, as he came in relief of Gray, as Gray once again had cramps from the heat.{{cite web |title=New Mexico State's win clouded by Minnesota's coach collapse |url=http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312530135 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007010229/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312530135 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |work=ESPN.com |accessdate=2011-10-05}} For the game he completed 2 of 7 passes for 27 yards.{{cite web |title=New Mexico State Aggies vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers – Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312530135 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=2011-10-05}} He got his first career start against Michigan on October 2, 2011, due to Gray not being able to play with a toe injury.{{cite web |title=Plenty of eyes will be on Max Shortell on Saturday |date=28 September 2011 |url=http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_19004572 |publisher=twincities.com |accessdate=2011-10-05}} The Golden Gophers would lose the game 58–0,{{cite news |title=Michigan reaping rewards from improved defense |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/03/sports/s115502D34.DTL |publisher=sfgate.com |accessdate=2011-10-05 }} {{Dead link|date=February 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}} with Shortell completing 11 of 22 for 104 yards.{{cite web |title=Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan Wolverines – Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312740130 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=2011-10-05}} He made his second career start the following week against Purdue, where he completed 2 passes for 9 yards,{{cite web |title=Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312812509 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=2011-10-10}} only seeing 2 series as the quarterback, before being pulled in favor of Gray.{{cite news |title=Purdue tramples Minnesota 45–17 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/8114028-419/purdue-tramples-minnesota-45-17.html |publisher=suntimes.com |accessdate=2011-10-10}}

==2012 season==

Gray was once again named the starting quarterback for the Golden Gophers for the 2012 season. Shortell was listed as the backup following spring camp, and served that role for the first three games of the season. During the week 3 game against Western Michigan, Gray left the game with an injury, and Shortell led the Gophers back from an early deficit to defeat the Broncos throwing three touchdowns. Shortell would start the next three weeks, leading the Gophers to a 1–2 record during that time. A surprise came during the Gopher's week 7 game at Wisconsin, when true freshman, Philip Nelson was named the starting quarterback. Gray moved to wide receiver, and Nelson started every game for the rest of the season. Shortell was limited to the backup role for the rest of the season. Following the end of the Minnesota semester, Shortell announced his intentions to transfer.

=Jacksonville State=

==2013 season==

On May 9, 2013, Shortell announced via Twitter, that he was transferring to Jacksonville State.{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/206859421.html |title=Former Gophers QB Max Shortell transfers to Jacksonville State |author=Joe Christensen |date=May 9, 2013 |publisher=StarTribune |work=www.startribune.com |accessdate=May 13, 2013}}

=Statistics=

Through the end of the 2012 season, Shortell's statistics are as follows:{{cite web |title=Max Shortell |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/514502/max-shortell |work=ESPN.com |access-date=December 14, 2012}}

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! colspan="3" | Rushing

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! Season

! Team

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! {{tooltip|Rating|Quarterback rating}}

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! Yds

! TD

2011

| Minnesota

| 6

| 101.0

| 54

| 26

| 48.1

| 309

| 2

| 11

| 14

| 0

2012

| Minnesota

| 7

| 126.3

| 116

| 65

| 56.0

| 853

| 6

| 5

| 34

| 48

| 0

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| Totals

| 13

| –

| 170

| 91

| 53.5

| 1,162

| 8

| 7

| 45

| 62

| 0

Shortell has a 1–3 win–loss ratio for his career as the starting quarterback at Minnesota.

Professional career

In 2018, Shortell signed for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).{{cite web |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |title=Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2018/11/birmingham-iron-adds-players-from-alabama-uab-south-alabama.html |website=al.com |date=9 November 2018 |accessdate=13 November 2018}} However, he was not selected in the 2019 AAF QB Draft.

References

External links

{{Twitter}}
[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shortell_max00.html Minnesota profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930151634/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shortell_max00.html |date=2011-09-30 }}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football quarterbacks

Category:Bishop Miege High School alumni

Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players

Category:Jacksonville State Gamecocks football players

Category:People from Roeland Park, Kansas

Category:Players of American football from Johnson County, Kansas

Category:Birmingham Iron players