The University of Akron Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 87
Max Whisner
- Position:
- TE
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 245
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- Lee's Summit HS | Missouri
2024: Appeared in seven games… named to the All-MAC Academic Team…
2023 (Missouri): Made one appearance on the year in a special teams role against Memphis (Sept. 23).
2022 (Missouri): Earned a redshirt ... made his first collegiate appearance against New Mexico State (11/19).
High School: three-star tight end who ranked as the No. 11 recruit in the state of Missouri by 247Sports and No. 15 on ESPN... hauled in 25 catches for 407 yards and seven touchdowns over his high school career, averaging more than 16 yards per catch … also played defensive end, tallying 99 total tackles and seven sacks.
Personal: Son of Kelly Pollard... majoring in Supervision Organization... caught for Patrick Mahomes in the Netflix documentary "Quarterback"...
2023 (Missouri): Made one appearance on the year in a special teams role against Memphis (Sept. 23).
2022 (Missouri): Earned a redshirt ... made his first collegiate appearance against New Mexico State (11/19).
High School: three-star tight end who ranked as the No. 11 recruit in the state of Missouri by 247Sports and No. 15 on ESPN... hauled in 25 catches for 407 yards and seven touchdowns over his high school career, averaging more than 16 yards per catch … also played defensive end, tallying 99 total tackles and seven sacks.
Personal: Son of Kelly Pollard... majoring in Supervision Organization... caught for Patrick Mahomes in the Netflix documentary "Quarterback"...
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Monday, October 13
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