Max Whisner

TE · #87 · Sam Houston · 5TH · 6'5" · 255 · Kansas City, MO

Projected TE starter

47 2026 receiving yards
6 of 8 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
14 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Sam Houston536-8 47 7.8 0
2025 Akron904-4 36 9.0 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 9.4 57
Yards per catch 7.8 33
Catch rate 75.0% 60
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Max

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Landyn Locke QB · 1,418 pass yds · 6g
RB Alton McCaskill RB · 211 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Tim Burns Jr. WR · 212 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Chris Reed WR · 289 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Grady O'Neill WR · 260 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Sam Houston 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.2% 13
Red zone TD rate 75.0% 63
Line yards per carry 1.0 0
Sack rate allowed 8.2% 24

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ TROY2 2 20 0 0
W2 TLSA4 3 17 0 0
W3Nicholls State Colonels1 1 10 0 0
W4 @ TTU1 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#792 Jayden McGowan WR · Laurens District 55 VAN
#792 Daveon Walker WR · Warner Robins VAN
#799 Max Whisner TE · Lee's Summit MIZZ
#821 Val Erickson OT · St. Rita MIZZ
#821 Chance Bogan TE · Lincoln
TEs in the class
#37 Miller McCrumby Mount Pleasant ARST
#40 Cael Vanderbush Plainfield IOWA
#41 Max Whisner Lee's Summit MIZZ
#45 Chance Bogan Lincoln
#46 Marcus Peterson Columbia CIN
2026 · 57th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 68th pctile of class