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Maddux Madsen
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: Lehi, Utah
Height: 5’10”
High School: American Fork HS
Weight: 210
Class: Fifth Year
Major: Interdisciplinary Professional Studies
About
Maddux Madsen is the kind of quarterback every team dreams of: calm under pressure, sharp in execution, and fiercely competitive. A native of American Fork, Utah, Madsen has become a cornerstone of Boise State football, helping lead the Broncos to a 13-2 record as a starting quarterback. In 2024, he led the Mountain West with 3,018 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes, and he continued to build on that success by earning Mountain West Championship Offensive MVP honors in 2025. Entering the 2026 season, Madsen has totaled more than 4,200 career passing yards and 32 touchdown passes while earning recognition on multiple national award watch lists. Beyond the field, he is equally committed to academic achievement, leadership, and community service, reflecting the discipline, teamwork, and character that define Boise State football.
Awards and Honors
Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List (2026)
Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List (2026)
Allstate AFCA Good Hands Team Nominee (2026)
Shriners Children’s East-West Bowl 1000 Watch List (2026)
Pac-12 Preseason Impact List (2026)
Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team (2026)
Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team (2026)
Mountain West Championship Offensive MVP (2025)
Davey O’Brien Award Watch List (2025)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List (2025)
Manning Award Watch List (2025)
Maxwell Award Watch List (2025)
Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List (2025)
Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist (2025)
Preseason Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year (2025)
Preseason All-Mountain West (2025)
Athlon Sports Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2025)
Phil Steele Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2025)
Davey O’Brien Award Quarterback Class of 2024
Phil Steele All-Mountain West Third Team (2024)
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2024)
Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 (Oct. 28, 2024)
Manning Award Star of the Week (Nov. 4, 2024)
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4, 2024)
2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024, 2025)
3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023, 2024, 2025)
4x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
2x Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Oct. 9, 2023, Oct. 30, 2023)