FCS All-America candidate at quarterback … Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Year candidate … One of the most explosive quarterbacks in the FCS … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds … Has packed on muscle in the offseason, gaining more than 10 pounds without sacrificing athleticism … Ranks 11th in program history in career passing yards … Has completed 242-of-487 passes for 2,731 yards and 16 touchdowns in three seasons, with just two seasons as a starter … Ranks eighth in Gardner-Webb history in career rushing yards, regardless of position ... Is the program's all-time leader in rushing yards for a quarterback ... Also the top rushing quarterback in Big South Conference history … Has carried 420 times for 2,014 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground … Averaging 4.8 yards per carry for his career … On the cusp of the top-10 in Big South history in career total offense (4,745) … Has developed into a tremendous team leader and is poised to build on the success experienced last season … Has quarterbacked the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a pair of wins over nationally-ranked teams as a starter.
2016 at Gardner-Webb: Named Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the first for Gardner-Webb in 14 seasons … Earned second-team FCS All-America honors from Hero Sports at the athlete position … A finalist for the 2016 Walter Payton Award … Led the Big South Conference in rushing yards and total offense … Posted the most regular season rushing yardage in the nation for an FCS quarterback … Became the first signal caller in Big South history to lead the league in rushing yardage … Completed 131-of-235 passes for a career-high 1,657 yards and nine touchdowns … Carried 168 times for a career-best 965 yards and eight touchdowns … Finished with 2,622 yards of total offense in 11 starts … Elevated his play to a very high level against Big South foes … Averaged a league-best 118.2 yards per game on the ground and led the league with 302.0 yards per game of total offense in five Big South games … Set new league mark with five different games with at least 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing … Earned Big South Player of the Week honors three times … Posted 32 explosive offensive plays (20+ yard gains) … Earned honorable mention National Offensive Player of the Week honors from STATS three times … Opened the season by rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries at Elon (9/3) … Added 102 yards passing on 12-of-19 accuracy in that game … Had 52 yards rushing and one touchdown to go with 156 yards through the air on 13-of-20 passing and a touchdown at Ohio (9/24) … Passed for 222 yards and a score on 7-of-12 accuracy and rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries vs. Presbyterian (10/8) … Had a career-long 87-yard run and a career-long 74-yard pass in that game, both for scores … Passed for 202 yards and three touchdowns on 8-of-16 accuracy and ran for 122 yards on 23 carries vs. Kennesaw State (10/22) … Had an efficient game in the win over No. 8 Charleston Southern (11/5) … Completed 21-of-29 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown and rushed 23 times for a season-best 165 yards and a 52-yard touchdown in that game … Ran for 100 yards on 20 carries and completed 17-of-23 passes for 166 yards in the overtime win vs. Monmouth (11/19) to close the season. 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games at quarterback … Set a new GWU single-season rushing mark for the position … Carried 189 times for 794 yards and four touchdowns … Averaged 4.2 yards per rush … Completed 100-of-219 passes for 997 yards and seven touchdowns (nine interceptions) … Averaged 179.1 yards of total offense per game … Ranked fifth in the Big South in rushing yards and yards per game … Became the first quarterback in GWU senior college history to lead the team in rushing and passing … Led Gardner-Webb in rushing individually 10 times in 10 starts … Topped 100 yards passing and rushing in twice … Ran 22 times for 102 yards and passed for 132 yards and two scores in the season opener at South Alabama (9/5) … Named Co-National FCS Offensive Player of the Week in the win over No. 15 Liberty (10/10) … Ran 21 times for a career-high 173 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 105 yards and another score in that victory … Rushed 20 times for 105 yards and passed for 97 yards and a touchdown at Presbyterian (10/31) … Completed 13-of-23 passes for a career-best 205 yards and two scores and ran for 63 yards and another touchdown on 15 carries vs. ETSU (11/14) … Passed for 112 yards and ran for 71 vs. Elon (9/12) … Gardner-Webb was 3-1 when Maxwell topped 200 yards of total offense in a game, with the lone loss coming at FBS member South Alabama (33-23) in the season opener. 2014 at GWU: Saw action as a reserve in all 12 games at quarterback … Carried the football 63 times for 255 yards and three touchdowns … Averaged 4.1 yards per attempt … Completed 11 passes for 77 yards, but was intercepted four times … Broke off five runs of 20+ yards on the season, with a long carry of 29 yards … Twice named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week … Came off the bench to carry 12 times for 62 yards and a touchdown at Wake Forest (9/6) … Had seven carries for 53 yards and a 29-yard touchdown run vs. Wofford (9/20) … Saw carries increase in the final two games of the season after limited action midway through the season … Had five carries for 35 yards vs. Presbyterian (11/15), including a 28-yard dash … Carried four times for 31 yards at Monmouth (11/22).
High School: Played at Edisto (S.C.) High under Coach Andy Palmer … Standout dual-threat quarterback who recorded 8,095 yards of total offense and accounted for 93 touchdowns in three seasons as the Cougars’ starter … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.59 seconds … Earned Class 2A All-State honors from the S.C. High School Sports Report as a senior … A three-time, first-team All-Area selection by the Orangeburg Times & Democrat newspaper … Named to the 2013 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Rated as a three star prospect by ESPN.com at quarterback … Considered the No. 31 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com, and the 26th rated player in South Carolina by that site … Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Completed 95-of-186 passes for 1,457 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2013 … Rushed 144 times for 1,023 yard and 10 touchdowns to earn All-Area honors for the third ... season in a row … Passed for five touchdowns and ran for 203 yards and another score in a win over Barnwell (S.C.) High … Named Orangeburg Touchdown Club Player of the Week following that performance … Completed 17-of-18 passes for 317 yards and five touchdowns and ran for two more in a win over Wade Hampton (S.C.) High … Named to the Elite 11 Team by the Orangeburg Times & Democrat … A first-team All-Area selection by the Times & Democrat as a junior … Passed for 2,126 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2012 … Rushed for 1,270 yards and 16 more scores … Recorded two more touchdown on defensive returns and intercepted three passes … Passed for 1,363 yards and 16 touchdowns and ran for 856 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore in 2011 … A first-team All-Area selection that season … Added 20 tackles and two interceptions on defense … Heavily recruited prospect chose Gardner-Webb over Georgia Southern, Appalachian State and South Carolina State … Collected offers from Missouri and Georgia Tech as a defensive back.
