Max Chadwick

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Max Chadwick provides five 2026 NFL Draft prospects to monitor at this year's Panini Senior Bowl.

By Max Chadwick Jan 27, 2026 6:45 am EST

Now that the 2025 college football season has concluded, it’s time to take stock of the year’s top performers. The PFF College 101 highlights the 101 best players from the 2025 season, combining PFF grades, on-field impact and positional value to provide a comprehensive look at college football’s elite.

By Max Chadwick Jan 23, 2026 9:50 am EST

With the January transfer window officially closed, PFF tracks the top 100 portal entrants from the 2026 cycle, including commitments, remaining unsigned players and each player’s PFF grading profile.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Jan 22, 2026 12:27 pm EST

With the national championship in the books, Max Chadwick reveals his way-too-early top-25 rankings for the 2026 college football season.

By Max Chadwick Jan 20, 2026 6:30 am EST

Now that the divisional round of the NFL playoffs is here, draft season has also arrived for all but eight teams. Here’s one ideal 2026 NFL Draft prospect for all 32 NFL teams. 

By Max Chadwick Jan 14, 2026 9:50 am EST

Max Chadwick provides one rookie who can be his team's X-factor during the NFL playoffs.

By Max Chadwick Jan 14, 2026 7:00 am EST

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman analyze the College Football Playoff National Championship between the Miami Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers in the 2025-26 season.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Jan 13, 2026 7:00 am EST

The Las Vegas Raiders invest in Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick while the Kansas City Chiefs grab their bell-cow running back at No. 9 overall.

By Max Chadwick Jan 12, 2026 5:15 am EST

Each of Indiana, Oregon, Ole Miss and Miami (FL) boasts a trait that not only has led it to the College Football Playoff semifinals, but also that separates it from the rest of the field.

By Max Chadwick Jan 8, 2026 6:00 am EST

Max Chadwick ranks the quarterbacks who will be playing in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

By Max Chadwick Jan 7, 2026 7:15 am EST

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman analyze the two semifinal matchups in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Jan 6, 2026 5:00 am EST

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman analyze all four quarterfinal matchups in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Dec 25, 2025 5:45 am EST

Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down all four games in the first round of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff.

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman Dec 18, 2025 5:15 am EST
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James Madison has the defense and run game that could give Oregon some issues. If Barnett can keep his hot streak going, the Dukes may have an outside chance at an upset.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:55 am EST
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Tulane’s passing attack can keep the Green Wave within striking distance in these playoff games, but the defense must perform better if Tulane is going to pull off a massive upset.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:50 am EST
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If Carson Beck can play clean football for four straight games, Miami has the talent to make a deep run in the playoff and potentially win the whole thing.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:45 am EST
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Alabama has the defense, offensive line and receiving corps capable of making a deep run in the playoff. The question is whether a cold Ty Simpson can carry this offense without much of a run game to rely on.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:40 am EST
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Oklahoma’s defense can keep it close with any team it faces in the playoff. The question is whether the offense can pull its weight enough to make a run.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:35 am EST
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Texas A&M has the defense and supporting cast on offense to compete for the program’s first national championship since 1939. It may just come down to whether or not Marcel Reed can play clean and consistent football for four straight games.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:30 am EST
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Ole Miss will be eager to show Lane Kiffin what he’s missing in the College Football Playoff. The Rebels should at least make the quarterfinals, where they’ll need to avenge their loss to Georgia in order to move further than that.

By Max Chadwick Dec 16, 2025 5:25 am EST
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.