Max Klare

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-5
Weight:
243
Hometown:
Guilford, Ind.
Last School:
St. Xavier / Purdue
Year:
Junior

Ohio State Overview
• Max transferred to Ohio State in December, 2024, out of the transfer portal from Purdue University
• He is a junior academically and has two seasons of eligibility
• Carries a streak of 17 consecutive games with multiple catches into the 2025 season

Honors & Awards
2024: *Third-team all-Big Ten Conference (coaches)
*at Purdue

More on Max
• Max played in 18 games at Purdue from 2022-24 and started 12 times with all coming in the 2024 season
• Led Purdue in receiving in 2024 with 51 receptions for 685 yards and four touchdowns and was named third-team all-Big Ten by the league's coaches
• Third among Big Ten tight ends in receptions and second in yards in 2024 and was ninth nationally among tight ends in receptions
• Played two games in 2022 and in five in 2023 before an injury ended his season
• Caught a career-high six passes for a career-best 133 yards in 2024 vs. Illinois
• Has caught at least two passes in 17 consecutive games
• Career totals at Purdue included 73 receptions for 881 yards and four touchdowns
• Rated as the No. 26 prospect in Ohio as a high school senior by 247Sports
• Had 39 receptions for 637 yards and five touchdowns as a senior
• is the son of Susan and Andy Klare
• Has two brothers, Drew and Luke, and a sister, Caroline
• Luke is a tight end at Purdue
• Dad, cousin, grandfather and two uncles also played college football