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Max Brosmer is one of the smartest quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft, and he’s been productive in a system that most quarterbacks would struggle in.

The former New Hampshire Wildcat was one of the most dominant players at the FCS level last year, and it didn’t take long for him to prove he belongs at the Big Ten level.

Brosmer isn’t the highest touted draft prospect, but he has a few intriguing traits that NFL teams will love.

Read on to learn more about Max Brosmer as an NFL Draft prospect, including his strengths, weaknesses, production, and measurables.

Prospect: Max Brosmer
School: Minnesota
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 220
Class: Senior (6th Year)

Max Brosmer NFL Draft Profile Overview

Max Brosmer was a very lightly recruited prospect out of Centennial High School is Roswell, Georgia. He earned his first college start in week 2 of his true freshman season, making him just the second true freshman in his school’s history to start at quarterback.

After a shaky true freshman year in 2019 and a 2020 season that didn’t happen, hype was building about Brosmer around the New Hampshire coaching staff. Unfortunately that hype would have to wait, as he would miss the entire 2021 season with an injury suffered in camp.

Brosmer returned in 2022 as the full time starter, where he began a dominant two year stretch for the New Hampshire Wildcats.

His 2023 season led to All-American recognition, along with a finalist spot for the Walter Payton award, known as the FCS Heisman.

After the season, Brosmer transferred to the University of Minnesota where he proved comfortable early on. Minnesota is far from a quarterback friendly system, consistently running 2-3 man routes and tight formations that are designed to aid the running game and over-simplify the passing game. Very few have succeeded throwing the football in a Gopher uniform.

Brosmer has a chance to set a few records for the Gophers, including a single season completion percentage record, while leading them to a respectable season to this point.

When scouting Max Brosmer for the NFL draft, the highlight tape won’t drop any jaws.

Brosmer has a solid build for the position, standing in the 6’1″-6’2″ range with a solid build at roughly 220 pounds. He isn’t particularly mobile and has average-at-best arm strength, and you’ll almost exclusively see him throw within the pocket with a fair number of check downs.

But there’s a reason Max will get a long look from NFL teams, and that’s because he has the QB trait that most directly correlates with NFL success: He actually knows how to read defenses.

Pop on the All-22 footage and you’ll see Brosmer consistently diagnose the weaknesses in cover and make his way through his progressions. He processes things at a very high level, and is known to have a very high IQ both on and off the field. There have been plenty of stories about his affinity for chess and how he’s studying Biomedical Science in order to be a doctor, and you can the intelligence translate to the field.

Alongside his ability to read defenses, the Gopher QB has a quick release, throws a tight spiral with decent velocity, and has above average accuracy.

The Gophers have been sending Brosmer to the line with three separate play calls, and allow him to choose the best look based on what the defense is showing pre-snap. That ability to manage the game is exactly what the NFL is looking for, especially in an era where teams don’t have the patience to develop quarterbacks.

Stats

In the 2023 season, Max Brosmer had 3464 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, and only 5 interceptions for New Hampshire. His 314 passing yards per game led the FCS level by a significant margin.

In 2024 he’s in line to potentially set a Gopher football record for highest single season completion percentage, as he’s been consistently hovering around 70% on the year while maintaining a great touchdown-to-interception ratio.

*2024 stats as of November 17, 2024

Accolades

2023: Second Team FCS All-American

2023: Walter Payton Award Finalist

2023: CAA First Team All-Conference

Strengths

• Advanced ability to read defenses
• Very high IQ on and off the field
• Quick release
• Above average accuracy
• Tight spiral
• Clean footwork
• Good leadership ability
• 45+ career games

Weaknesses

• Struggles to extend plays
• Below average arm strength
• Not particularly mobile in or out of the pocket

Grade

Priority Free Agent

Max Brosmer has the intelligence and processing ability of an NFL starting quarterback, with solid accuracy and a ton of experience. That set of traits will certainly get him an opportunity on a 90-man roster, and potentially on a practice squad.

I wouldn’t expect Brosmer to be drafted due to his inability to extend plays and unremarkable arm strength, but you can’t completely rule it out.