Max Brosmer, Minnesota: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Brosmer was a two-star recruit from Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga. in the class of 2019

Quarterback Max Brosmer transferred from New Hampshire to Minnesota this offseason. The FCS All-American has some troublesome lower body mechanics, but his arm strength and processing appear to check enough boxes. His standing in the 2025 NFL Draft will be determined by how he performs against Power Four opponents.

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Max Brosmer, QB Minnesota: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Sixth-year graduate transfer quarterback from Roswell, Ga.

Background: Brosmer was a two-star recruit from Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga. in the class of 2019. He was an unranked two-star recruit for 247Sports and Rivals. Brosmer did not receive a star rating or grade out of 100 from On3.com or ESPN. He transferred from New Hampshire to Minnesota for the 2024 season. Per MaxPreps, he completed 212 of 315 pass attempts as a high school senior for 3,459 yards, 31 touchdowns, and six interceptions in ten games, earning the regional Offensive Player of the Year award and the Centennial Excalibur Award. Brosmer also carried the ball 70 times for 618 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior, he completed 231 of 314 passes for 3,750 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions while rushing 51 times for 171 yards and five touchdowns. Brosmer earned First Team All-Region, All-North Fulton Team, Centennial Player of the Year, and Second Team All-State (Georgia Sportswriter Association) honors for his efforts. His father, Colin, played club volleyball at Ohio State. Brosmer graduated with his undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences in December of 2022 before starting on a master’s degree in exercise science/kinesiology.

Injuries & Off-Field: Tore his left LCL in high school, New Hampshire only played one game in 2020 because of COVID-19, missed 2021 season with a torn right ACL and meniscus suffered in training camp

Awards: 2022 CAA Football Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2023 First Team All-CAA, 2023 All-ECAC Offense, 2023 ECAC FCS Offensive Player of the Year, 2023 FCS Second Team All-American (Associated Press), 2023 FCS First Team All-American (AFCA), 2023 New England Football Writers Season Gold Helmet Award Winner, 2023 Team Captain

Pros: Leadership traits and priorities, cut down on fumbles in 2023, smooth throwing motion, steps up in the pocket to avoid pressure, delivers throws under pressure, knows when to speed up release with a whip-like motion, creative shovel passes and dump offs under intense pressure, takes speed off his short passes, nice touch on go balls, hits receivers in stride on go routes, arm strength to push the ball 50 yards downfield, completion of roughly 50 air yards vs. Stony Brook (2023) and hit receiver in stride, makes throws to the deep third look physically simple and easy, velocity to fit tight windows over the MOF, good velocity on intermediate comeback routes to the near sideline, examples of reading the full-field and getting to backside routes, quickly works through his reads, pump fake to move or freeze defenders, enough mobility to pick up chunks of yards when left alone in space, some big runs off RPOs

Cons: Age, knee injury history, competition level, lacks prototypical size, 14 fumbles over the past two years, lower body mechanics, feet occasionally freelance or get stuck, doesn’t step into throws consistently, not stepping into throws or fading away alters accuracy, throws intercept-able floaters off his back foot when facing pressure, eye discipline will get him in more trouble in the FBS, got away with risky throws that will bite him in the Big Ten, misses robbers, needs to throw with more anticipation, loses some of his velocity throwing on the run to intermediate and deep levels, maximum velocity appears to fall short of elite, ball placement occasionally behind targets, stretches of erratic ball placement, stats padded by Dylan Laube schemed touches and YAC

Overview: Brosmer is an older prospect with a history of significant knee injuries, including a torn left LCL and torn right ACL. He lacks prototypical size, but his stature and build are becoming more common in quarterback prospects. Brosmer hasn’t faced a Power Five program in his college career, which means the 2024 season will be weighted significantly more than his past campaigns when determining his final grade. Everywhere he goes, Brosmer’s coaches and teammates rave about his leadership, intelligence, and approach to the game. It’s easy to see why. Not many biomedical sciences undergrads start working on a master’s in exercise science/kinesiology while being an All-American quarterback and captain of a football team. Fumbling was an issue for Brosmer in 2022, but he cut his total fumbles in more than half this past year. He has a smooth throwing motion that he speeds up with a whip-like motion when he senses pressure. The former two-star recruit climbs the pocket to avoid pressure and delivers throws with pressure in his face. He even gets creative with some shovel passes and makeshift deliveries while under intense pressure. Brosmer applies touch on short passes and puts beautiful touch on deep throws. He hits wide receivers in stride on go routes. Brosmer accesses throws 50 yards downfield without over striding or hitching during his throwing motion. He makes those throws look easy and could conceivably complete deeper passes with better lower body mechanics. The Georgia native’s velocity allows him to fit the ball into tight windows over the middle of the field. He also displays good velocity on outside throws to intermediate levels of the field. Brosmer didn’t face elite college defenses at New Hampshire that really pushed his processing, but there are examples of him quickly working through full-field reads to get to backside routes. His eye discipline needs work, but he wisely used a pump fake to move or freeze defenders. Brosmer has enough mobility to do some damage with his legs and threaten defenses on RPOs, but he’s far from an elite creator on the ground. The All-CAA selection has some issues with his lower body mechanics. His feet sometimes get stuck in the ground or freelance, leading to him under striding on throws. Brosmer doesn’t step into all of his throws, which impacts his accuracy and velocity. He frequently throws off his back foot when under pressure, leading to floating passes that can be intercepted. Brosmer often tips off the safety with his eyes, especially against single-high coverages. Those throws weren’t intercepted more often because the safeties second guessed themselves and lacked the burst to make a play on the ball. That won’t be the case in the Big Ten. Brosmer must learn not to stare down routes and hold defenders away from his targets. He can also do a better job identifying robbers drifting down over the middle of the field. Brosmer’s passes lose some of their velocity when he throws on the move. His overall maximum velocity is not elite. The transfer’s ball placement is occasionally behind his intended targets, and he goes through stretches of erratic placement. Hopefully, he will display more anticipation as a passer in 2024.

Overall, Brosmer’s current grade serves as a projection until he sees action against FBS opponents. He appears to have the arm strength and processing capabilities to be an impact starter in the Big Ten. Correcting lower body mechanics and adjusting his eye discipline could raise his floor as an NFL prospect significantly. Brosmer is a wait-and-see prospect with some intriguing tools.

Role & Scheme Fit: Spread offense that incorporates some RPO looks

Round Projection: Late Fourth to Late Fifth Round

Size: 6'2", 210 lbs. (Unofficial)

Submitted: 03-22-24