Max Van Fleet

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
280
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bow. N.H.
High School:
St. Paul's H.S.
Previous School:
Cornell
Twitter:
@Maxwellvanfleet
Instagram:
@maxvanfleet88

CAREER

Played in 34 games over five years at Cornell … Made 77 tackles (24 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, broke up a pass, forced a fumble, recovered two fumbles and blocked a kick … Enrolled at Central Michigan in January 2026.

2025 AT CORNELL

As a senior defensive lineman, played in all 10 games at defensive end … Finished with 32 tackles (nine solo), 2.5 tackles for loss for 17 yards, 2.0 sack for 16 yards, had one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery … Made five tackles (two solo) with 0.5 tackles for loss at Dartmouth (11/15) … Finished with three tackles, 1.0 sack for nine yards vs. Princeton (11/1) … Made three tackles vs. Harvard (10/10 … Made four tackles vs. Colgate (10/4) … Totaled a career-high eight tackles (one solo) with a fumble recovery and forced fumble at Yale (9/27) … Made three tackles with 1.0 sack for seven yards at Albany (9/20).

2024 AT CORNELL

As a junior defensive lineman, appeared in four games at defensive end ... Recorded 14 total tackles, including eight solo stops ... Posted a season-high five tackles against Yale (9/28) ... Registered a fumble recovery at Bucknell (10/19).

2023 AT CORNELL

As a sophomore defensive lineman, saw action in all 10 games as a reserve at defensive end and on special teams ... Made 15 tackles across the season including two for loss ... Made four stops against Colgate, including one for a loss ... Made three more tackles against Dartmouth ... Posted two stops at Yale and against Bucknell and Princeton ... Added a tackle at Harvard and against Columbia ... Credited with a quarterback hurry at Yale, and against Brown and Columbia.

2022 AT CORNELL

As a freshman defensive lineman, saw action in all 10 games as a reserve on the defensive line ... Credited with 16 tackles with a half-tackle for loss ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win at VMI ... Posted a pair of tackles against Ivy champ Yale, as well as against Colgate and Harvard ... Had a career-best four stops in the win at Brown ... Notched three tackles against Lehigh and Penn, recording a half-tackle for loss in the win against the Mountain Hawks.

2021 AT CORNELL

As a true freshman defensive lineman, did not see varsity action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2021 graduate of St. Paul’s School, where he played two seasons of varsity football for head coach Craig Vandersea … Named to the all-league team as a junior after posting 10 sacks to help the school to a perfect 10-0 record ... Led the Pelicans to a 35-20 win over Dexter Southfield School in the Dave Coratti Bowl played at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro … Earned honorable mention all-New England honors in 2019 ... Elected team captain as a senior, earning regional all-star honors ... Led the league in sacks … Helped the Pelicans to a NEPSAC Class C title as a junior ... Also earned a combined seven varsity letters in lacrosse and basketball, captaining the lacrosse team in his final season ... Served as captain for the lacrosse team as a defender … Named a Lakes Region All-Star in lacrosse … Recruited by several schools to play lacrosse … Played his first two seasons of varsity at Concord High School.

PERSONAL

Born Maxwell Wolf Van Fleet on April 21, 2002 … Son of Jonathan Van Fleet … Father is the editor of the Concord Monitor … Has an older sister and a younger brother ... Sister is on the rowing team at Boston College ... Was enrolled at the Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences.

ARTICLES
Concord’s Van Fleet finds unexpected football success at St. Paul’s School - Concord Monitor
Under The Helmet: Maxwell Van Fleet - Cornell University Athletics