2025 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Max Reese
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School/Previous School:
- Fenwick HS (Eastern Michigan)
Career Honors
2023 Academic All-MAC honors
Career Notes
Played in 20 career games with 5 starts
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore Season - Eastern Michigan)
Played in 12 games with 4 starts ... Caught 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 8.3 yards per catch and 11.4 yards per game ... Returned two punts for 17 yards ... Had one solo tackle.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Eastern Michigan)
Played in eight games with 1 start… Recorded two catches for eight yards… Posted his first collegiate catch with a six-yard grab in the opener with Howard (Sept. 1) and added a two-yard snag at Toledo (Nov. 8)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2022 (True Freshman Season - Eastern Michigan)
Did not play ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Played high school ball at Fenwick High School under Head Coach Matthew Battaglia ... Was a three-time letterwinner and 2021 team captain with the Friars ... Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN ... Led Fenwick to an impressive 12-1 overall record and Illinois 5A State Championship in 2021 ... The title is the first in the history of the program ... Hauled in 79 receptions for 1,473 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2021 ... Finished with multiple school records, including most yards in a single season, most catches in a single season, and most touchdowns by a pass catcher in a single season ... Was a three time all-conference, two-time all-state, and one-time all-area honoree ... Fielded offers from more than 10 other Division I programs, including multiple other Mid-American Conference institutions and numerous "Power Five" teams ... Also earned all-conference, all-state, and all-area honors as a varsity standout in both basketball and track and field.
Personal
Full name is Max Reese ... Born July 18, 2003 ... Son to Alvord and Melinda Reese.
Social Media
X – maxreese10
Instagram – max206reese
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Receptions: 7, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
Receiving Yards: 50, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, vs. Jacksonville State (09/14/2024) *
Longest Reception: 34 yards, vs. Jacksonville State (09/14/2024) *
Rushing Attempts: 1, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
Rushing Yards: 3, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
* Career-high set at Eastern Michigan
2023 Academic All-MAC honors
Career Notes
Played in 20 career games with 5 starts
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore Season - Eastern Michigan)
Played in 12 games with 4 starts ... Caught 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 8.3 yards per catch and 11.4 yards per game ... Returned two punts for 17 yards ... Had one solo tackle.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Eastern Michigan)
Played in eight games with 1 start… Recorded two catches for eight yards… Posted his first collegiate catch with a six-yard grab in the opener with Howard (Sept. 1) and added a two-yard snag at Toledo (Nov. 8)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2022 (True Freshman Season - Eastern Michigan)
Did not play ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Played high school ball at Fenwick High School under Head Coach Matthew Battaglia ... Was a three-time letterwinner and 2021 team captain with the Friars ... Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN ... Led Fenwick to an impressive 12-1 overall record and Illinois 5A State Championship in 2021 ... The title is the first in the history of the program ... Hauled in 79 receptions for 1,473 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2021 ... Finished with multiple school records, including most yards in a single season, most catches in a single season, and most touchdowns by a pass catcher in a single season ... Was a three time all-conference, two-time all-state, and one-time all-area honoree ... Fielded offers from more than 10 other Division I programs, including multiple other Mid-American Conference institutions and numerous "Power Five" teams ... Also earned all-conference, all-state, and all-area honors as a varsity standout in both basketball and track and field.
Personal
Full name is Max Reese ... Born July 18, 2003 ... Son to Alvord and Melinda Reese.
Social Media
X – maxreese10
Instagram – max206reese
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Receptions: 7, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
Receiving Yards: 50, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, vs. Jacksonville State (09/14/2024) *
Longest Reception: 34 yards, vs. Jacksonville State (09/14/2024) *
Rushing Attempts: 1, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
Rushing Yards: 3, vs. Miami (OH) (10/12/2024) *
* Career-high set at Eastern Michigan
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