Max Chadwick

College Football Analyst • View all analysts

Recent Articles

It’s never too early to start thinking about the College Football Playoff. Before the games kick off in Week 3, here’s what PFF’s updated bracket would look like based on our top-25 for the week. 

By Max Chadwick Sep 12, 2025 5:15 am EDT

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down the biggest games of the Week 3 college football slate.

By Dalton Wasserman and Max Chadwick Sep 11, 2025 3:24 pm EDT

It's still early, but we're taking stock of the Heisman Trophy race ahead of Week 3 of the 2025 college football season.

By Max Chadwick Sep 11, 2025 5:15 am EDT

Max Chadwick reveals PFF's top 25 entering Week 3 of the college football season.

By Max Chadwick Sep 8, 2025 5:15 am EDT

It’s never too early to start thinking about the College Football Playoff. Before the games kick off in Week 2, here’s what PFF’s updated bracket would look like based on our top-25 for the week. 

By Max Chadwick Sep 5, 2025 7:15 am EDT

Freshman quarterbacks took center stage in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season, headlined by Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.

By Max Chadwick Sep 4, 2025 7:25 am EDT

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down everything you need to know about Week 2 in college football.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Sep 4, 2025 6:00 am EDT
By Max Chadwick Sep 2, 2025 9:05 am EDT

The 2025 college football season is already living up to expectations. Here are five key takeaways from Week 1.

By Max Chadwick Sep 2, 2025 8:45 am EDT

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down the top matchups of a loaded Week 1 in college football.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 28, 2025 3:29 pm EDT

From Clemson's slew of talent to Michigan's impressive freshman quarterback, these are PFF's 2025 picks for every college football award.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 27, 2025 7:45 am EDT

The wait is finally over. College football is here, and these are Max Chadwick's and Dalton Wasserman's playoff picks.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 26, 2025 9:00 am EDT

The 2025 college football season officially kicked off with five games in Week 0. While just a teaser for the action ahead, each matchup offered early insight. Here’s one key takeaway from every Week 0 contest.

By Max Chadwick Aug 25, 2025 11:25 am EDT

PFF Premium Stats gives you access to every snap, grade and advanced metric dating back to 2006. We used that data to thoroughly review every career and reevaluate each first-round pick from 2006 to 2021, providing a data-driven look at how different outcomes might have been if teams had drafted with the benefit of hindsight and world-class analysis.

By Dalton Wasserman, Max Chadwick and Trevor Sikkema Aug 25, 2025 10:37 am EDT
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Inside, you’ll find in-depth previews of all 68 Power Four teams, rankings of the top 10 players at every position, unit-by-unit breakdowns of the top 10 teams and much more.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 23, 2025 5:00 am EDT

Even though it’s the first game of the 2025 season, this game could have huge consequences for the Big 12 conference.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 22, 2025 7:34 pm EDT
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Could another College Football Playoff run be in the cards for Notre Dame in 2025? All signs point to "yes."

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 22, 2025 10:15 am EDT
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Jake Dickert will look to lean on his defense and run game in 2025, but unless Wake Forest finds answers in the passing attack, the Demon Deacons risk missing a bowl game for the third straight season.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 22, 2025 9:58 am EDT
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Virginia Tech will look to end a three-year skid of not cracking the AP poll's top 25 this season.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Aug 22, 2025 9:30 am EDT
Bio

Max came to PFF in June 2021 as a social media intern. He graduated from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a Bachelor’s in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. His work quickly elevated him to a College Football Analyst and host of Preferred Walk-On (PFF College Football Show). Max is also featured in Defiant Takes Football, Sportskeeda, 971TheFan and more.