2008 Football Roster
Roster
Max Suter
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ruffs Dale, PA
- High School:
- Greensburg Central Catholic
Suter's Bio (PDF)
At SU: Three letters … Ranks second on SU’s career kickoff return yards record list with 1,846 yards … One of nine true freshmen to play in 2007.
Senior Year (2010): Played in 12 games at safety ... Missed the 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl due to a shoulder injury suffered against Boston College ... At Akron, led the defense with six tackles, including an assisted tackle for loss, in his first game back in the lineup ... At Washington, recorded four solo tackles and had a pass breakup ... Against Maine, tallied four total tackles ... Against Colgate, made a pair of tackles ... At South Florida, earned the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance ... Led the defense with eight tackles, including six solo stops and three for a loss of yards ... Also, forced a fumble and had a sack for a loss of eight yards ... Against Pittsburgh, had a pair of solo tackles ... At West Virginia, had four tackles ... At Cincinnati, made four solo stops and forced a fumble ... Against Louisville, made a pair of tackles ... At Rutgers, had four tackles ... Against Connecticut, had one tackle.
Junior Year (2009): Phil Steele All-BIG EAST Third Team selection … Ranked seventh in the BIG EAST with 7.9 tackles per game … Started all nine games he played … Missed the final three games of the 2009 season due to a left radius fracture suffered against Pittsburgh … Against Minnesota, had four tackles and a pass breakup, deflecting a ball in the endzone to prevent a touchdown … At Penn State, posted seven tackles, including five solo … Against Northwestern, had an interception in the fourth quarter and returned it 22 yards to set up the game-winning field goal, had 10 tackles, including seven solo, and a pass breakup … Against Maine, posted 10 tackles and a quarterback hurry … Against South Florida, had seven tackles and recovered first career fumble on the Bulls second possession … Against West Virginia, posted career-high 12 tackles, including nine solo, and had a pass breakup … Against Akron, had seven tackles, a sack and forced his first career fumble … Against Cincinnati, tallied eight tackles, including six solo and one for a loss of yards … At Pittsburgh, posted six tackles before leaving the game in the second quarter with an arm injury.
Sophomore Year (2008): One of 35 players to participate in every game, including four starts … At Northwestern, had five kick returns for 99 yards … Against Akron, returned five kicks for 105 yards … Returned five kickoffs for a season-high 111 yards … Against Northeastern, had two tackles and one kick return for 10 yards … Against Pittsburgh, returned one kickoff for 20 yards … At West Virginia, recorded a personal-best six tackles, including his first career tackle for loss, and returned two kicks for 49 yards … At South Florida, posted one tackle … Against Louisville, returned three kicks for 53 yards and recorded one solo tackle … At Rutgers, returned two kicks for 42 yards … Against Connecticut, blocked a punt that was recovered by Parker Cantey in the end zone for a touchdown, marking the second straight week SU’s special teams unit blocked a punt for a touchdown … He also recorded seven tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and returned two kicks for 58 yards, including a season-long 38-yard return against the Huskies … At Notre Dame, registered seven tackles, including one for a loss … At Cincinnati, posted a career-best eight tackles.
Freshman Year (2007): 2007 FWAA Freshman All-American … 2007 All-BIG EAST First Team and 2007 Rivals.com BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection … One of 34 players to participate in all 12 games … Had the most prolific season for any kick returner in SU history … His 1,299 kick return yards set an NCAA, BIG EAST and Syracuse single-season record … His 51 kick returns established an SU single-season record … His 25.5 yards ranked fifth on the Orange single-season and career lists, and ranked 35th nationally and second in the BIG EAST … Against Washington, set a then-SU single-game record with 178 total yards on six kick returns, an average of 29.7 yards… At Iowa, returned three kicks for 69 yards … Against Illinois, posted 95 yards on five kick returns … At Louisville, earned BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning four kicks for 148 yards, including a 93-yard return for a touchdown... It was the first kickoff return for a TD for Syracuse since Kevin Johnson’s 100-yard TD return against Miami (FL) in 1998 … Also made three tackles at safety against the Cardinals … At Miami (OH), returned three kicks for 96 yards … Against West Virginia, tallied a career-best seven tackles in his first career start at safety … Against Rutgers, set a Syracuse single-game record with 198 kick return yards on seven returns, which ranks third on the BIG EAST single-game record list … Against Buffalo, played in the Orange secondary and returned one kick for 17 yards … At Pittsburgh, moved to running back and gained 27 yards on six carries, and returned three kicks for 73 yards … Against South Florida, returned eight kicks for 168 yards and gained 11 yards on three rushes … At Connecticut, returned four kicks for 85 yards … Against Cincinnati, had seven kick returns for 172 yards.
High School: Ranked the 36th-best safety and 23rd best prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout.com … Rated the 30th-best prospect by Rivals.com … 2006 Velocity/PrepStar All-East … Played for Pennsylvania in the 50th-annual Big 33 Game against Ohio … Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2005 "Fabulous 22" team and the 2004 "Terrific 25" team … Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Conference selection … First-team All-WIAPL Class AA … 2006 PA Football News First Team All-State … Finished his career ranked eight on the WIAPL all-time rushing list and 30th in the state with 5,177 yards … Recorded 2,247 rushing yards on 231 carries, caught 17 passes for 165 yards and scored 36 touchdowns as a senior … Career statistics: 5,252 rushing yards and 82 touchdowns … 2005 All-Pennsylvania Football News honorable mention selection and earned all-conference accolades as a running back … Participated in the Big 33 Football Classic … High school teammate of SU tight end Cody Catalina … High school coach: Bill "Muzzy" Colosimo … Earned letters in baseball, track and wrestling.
Personal: Max Daniel Suter … Born in August 1988 in Latrobe, Pa. … Son of Barry and Carol Suter … One sister … Majoring in selected studies in education.
Suter's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Total | TFL | Sacks | Int. | FF | FR |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.0-0 yds. | 0.0-0 yds. | 0-0 yds. | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2008 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 4.0-28 yds. | 2.0-22 yds. | 0-0 yds. | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2009 | 47 | 24 | 71 | 2.0-10 yds. | 1.0-9 yds. | 1-22 yds. | 1 | 1-0 yds. |
| 2010 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 3.5-22 yds. | 1.0-8 yds. | 0-0 yds. | 2 | 0-0 yds. |
| Totals | 103 | 57 | 160 | 9.5-60 yds. | 4.0-39 yds. | 1-22 yds. | 3 | 1-0 yds. |
| Year | KO. Ret | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2007 | 51 | 1,299 | 25.5 | 1 | 93 |
| 2008 | 26 | 547 | 21.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Totals | 77 | 1,846 | 24.0 | 1 | 93 |
| Year | Carries | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2007 | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
