Maxwell Meylor (born December 30, 1998) is an

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for the Green Bay Blizzard of the

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(IFL). He played

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for

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before transferring to Wisconsin–Whitewater where he was named WIAC Offensive Player of the Year his senior year. He also played for Alabama Airborne of the

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(MLFB).

High school career

Meylor attended

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. During his career there he threw for 7,609 yards, the sixth-highest in

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history, he also threw for 68 touchdowns, the ninth-highest in Wisconsin history. He ran for 1,348 yards and completed 62.6 percent of his passes throughout his career. He was a three-time first-team all-conference, two-time all-area, and a second-team all-state as a senior. He was an honorable mention for the all-state as a junior, he was also a 2015 state finalist for the

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Award. Meylor also played basketball. He committed to

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College basketball career

Meylor played

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for the

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. In 2017, he appeared in 24 games while starting in seven. He averaged 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds a game while shooting 47 percent from the field at the

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position. He finished the season ranked first in offensive

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with 29 on the season. He helped lead Lindenwood to a 6–1 record in games he started, having his best game against Douglas College scoring fifteen and one rebound shy of a double-double. In 2018, Meylor played in 26 games and started fifteen of them. He averaged 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, and shot 51.5 percent from the field and a career-high of 47.5 from three-point range. He scored double-digit points in seven games, reaching a season high of fourteen in three different games. Eight of the team's sixteen wins came when Meylor was in the starting lineup.

Basketball statistics

College football career

Lindenwood

In 2016, Meylor was

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. In 2017, Meylor was the team's second-string quarterback. He appeared in four games, going five of eleven for eighty yards alongside one touchdown and one interception. He made his first college pass attempt against Northeastern State which was a fifty-yard touchdown, the fourth-longest pass play of the year for the Lions.

Wisconsin–Whitewater

Meylor transferred to Wisconsin–Whitewater for the 2019 season. In 2019, Meylor appeared in twelve games for the Warhawks. He won the team's Newcomer of the Year Award and was named to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Scholastic Honor Roll. He finished the year 112 of 190 for 1,171 yards and eleven touchdowns alongside nine interceptions. He ranked seventh in the WIAC in pass efficiency and eighth in passing average per game with 97.6 yards per game. He has a season-high of 314 passing yards in a 65–21 win over Wisconsin–Platteville where he was 22 of 27 and also had four touchdown passes. He led the Warhawks to a 13–2 record and a playoff berth. The team would make it to the

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where the team would lose to North Central 14–41. The 2020 Division III season was canceled for the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and the WIAC because of

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. In 2021, Meylor's senior season, he was named to the fourth-team All-America, a

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semifinalist, second-team All-Region 6, WIAC Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-WIAC, George Chryst Memorial Bowl Offensive MVP, and winner of the team's Karl Schlender Most Improved award. He finished his collegiate career ranked third in program history in completion percentage (66.5%), fifth in passing touchdowns (47), sixth in completions (351), and seventh in passing yards (4,328). He appeared in fourteen games, leading the team to a 13–1 record. The team's only loss was in the

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against the eventual Division III champions Mary Hardin–Baylor.

Football statistics

Professional career

Alabama Airborne

After going undrafted in the

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, Meylor signed with the Alabama Airborne of the

(MLFB). The league disbanded before they ever played a game.

Green Bay Blizzard

On October 20, 2022, Meylor signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the

(IFL). Meylor made his debut for the Blizzard in the team's opening week 30–76 loss to the Frisco Fighters. He came in late in the second half in reserve for starter Ja'rome Johnson and finished the game going eight of nineteen for a team-leading 72 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.

Personal life

Meylor is the son of Joen and Dave Meylor. He graduated from UW-Whitewater with a degree in business administration.

References

External links

Green Bay Blizzard bio

Wisconsin–Whitwater Warhawks bio

Lindenwood Lions bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meylor, Max 1998 births Living people American football quarterbacks Players of American football from Wisconsin Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football players Green Bay Blizzard players Lindenwood Lions football players People from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin